New Mauser 42

Rbrooks45 · 04-23-2011, 08:06 AM

I just picked this up the other day. It is a refinished 1940 Mauser. It has been re-blued and the side plate, though matching numbers, has a different "font".

In all the price was right and it shoot well.

wdavid431 · 04-23-2011, 10:03 AM

Beautiful pistol. Re-blued or not, it is still a Luger.

Rbrooks45 · 04-23-2011, 02:08 PM

That was my feelings when I bought it. I had paid $365 for it at an estate sale and the grips and mags. were worth that to me. The mags. do not match but one is WaA 37 marked and the other is a new Mauser. There was also a hard shell holster with it and I will post those photos in the holster section. The mag number is 5374 and it was the spare (2 at the top).

I am willing to trade the WaA mag to anyone that can prove they have the matching Luger.

George Anderson · 04-23-2011, 02:34 PM

I can not dismiss it as having been reblued with the photos you have provided. What is the number on the inside of the side plate?

Aaron · 04-23-2011, 03:59 PM

When plastic grips are original on a 1940 Mauser, shouldn't they be of the brown Krieghoff type?

DavidJayUden · 04-23-2011, 04:17 PM

Seeing the "white" pin on the toggle, I'd like to see more pictures before I agree that it has been reblued. And some good pictures of the side plate #'s, please.
dju

alanint · 04-23-2011, 05:10 PM

The "scallop" at the front of the receiver and the last stamp look pretty buffed.....

aptech77 · 04-23-2011, 05:30 PM

what's the number on your se/37 mag? Please be 1376c, oh please.

Rbrooks45 · 04-23-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by aptech77

what's the number on your se/37 mag? Please be 1376c, oh please.

sorry it was the spare to 5374

Rbrooks45 · 04-23-2011, 06:07 PM

The whole gun is pretty much buffed but it is really noticeable on the barrel and the side plate. the side plate looks to have been sanded down and re-stamped. Also the #1 on the side plate is different than all others.

Aaron as to the grips I have no idea. They look have the look and feel of the same type of material as my P-38 grips and I'm fairly certain that they are not VoPo grips.

Mike Z · 04-23-2011, 06:58 PM

Either Way you can't buy much of a shooting pistol even new such as a Glock or a XD for 365.00 and to add a holster. IMO a score. I'd rather target shoot a Luger Than a new pistol anyway.
A score for you.
Mike Z.

MFC · 04-23-2011, 11:44 PM

The 122, E/37 mag tube has been modified to accept an earlier style bottom. The tube should be cut straight across the bottom and the aluminum bottom pinned in the middle if the knobs.

marshombre · 04-24-2011, 03:53 AM

$ 365, Hey, great deal. Take a look around here. Some mags go for a lot more than that.
Buffed and re-blued, for less than $400 , who cares? Ha, I will give you $500 for it.
Drop me a line.....

Vlim · 04-24-2011, 09:53 AM

The nickle plated 'Mauser' marked magazine is interesting. These were used for some of the commemorative Mauser pistols in the 1970s and 80s.

The pistol looks like a Frankonia refurb to me. These are well executed and very reliable.

Rbrooks45 · 04-24-2011, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marshombre

$ 365, Hey, great deal. Take a look around here. Some mags go for a lot more than that.
Buffed and re-blued, for less than $400 , who cares? Ha, I will give you $500 for it.
Drop me a line.....

I would almost sell it for that but it is a new toy and it is in Germany.

04-23-2011, 10:03 AM	#2
wdavid431 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Beautiful pistol. Re-blued or not, it is still a Luger. __________________ W David

04-23-2011, 02:08 PM	#3
Rbrooks45 User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	That was my feelings when I bought it. I had paid $365 for it at an estate sale and the grips and mags. were worth that to me. The mags. do not match but one is WaA 37 marked and the other is a new Mauser. There was also a hard shell holster with it and I will post those photos in the holster section. The mag number is 5374 and it was the spare (2 at the top). I am willing to trade the WaA mag to anyone that can prove they have the matching Luger. Attached Thumbnails

04-23-2011, 05:30 PM	#8
aptech77 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 85 Thanks: 10 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	what's the number on your se/37 mag? Please be 1376c, oh please. Last edited by aptech77; 04-23-2011 at 05:31 PM. Reason: me

04-23-2011, 06:07 PM	#10
Rbrooks45 User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The whole gun is pretty much buffed but it is really noticeable on the barrel and the side plate. the side plate looks to have been sanded down and re-stamped. Also the #1 on the side plate is different than all others. Aaron as to the grips I have no idea. They look have the look and feel of the same type of material as my P-38 grips and I'm fairly certain that they are not VoPo grips. Attached Thumbnails

04-23-2011, 11:44 PM	#12
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	The 122, E/37 mag tube has been modified to accept an earlier style bottom. The tube should be cut straight across the bottom and the aluminum bottom pinned in the middle if the knobs. __________________ Mike C.

04-23-2011, 08:06 AM	#1
Rbrooks45 User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	New Mauser 42 I just picked this up the other day. It is a refinished 1940 Mauser. It has been re-blued and the side plate, though matching numbers, has a different "font". In all the price was right and it shoot well. Attached Thumbnails

04-23-2011, 02:34 PM	#4
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	I can not dismiss it as having been reblued with the photos you have provided. What is the number on the inside of the side plate?

04-23-2011, 03:59 PM	#5
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	When plastic grips are original on a 1940 Mauser, shouldn't they be of the brown Krieghoff type?

04-23-2011, 04:17 PM	#6
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Seeing the "white" pin on the toggle, I'd like to see more pictures before I agree that it has been reblued. And some good pictures of the side plate #'s, please. dju

04-23-2011, 05:10 PM	#7
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	The "scallop" at the front of the receiver and the last stamp look pretty buffed.....

04-23-2011, 06:58 PM	#11
Mike Z User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 180 Thanks: 51 Thanked 79 Times in 39 Posts	Either Way you can't buy much of a shooting pistol even new such as a Glock or a XD for 365.00 and to add a holster. IMO a score. I'd rather target shoot a Luger Than a new pistol anyway. A score for you. Mike Z.

04-24-2011, 03:53 AM	#13
marshombre User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W Central FL Posts: 97 Thanks: 12 Thanked 20 Times in 11 Posts	$ 365, Hey, great deal. Take a look around here. Some mags go for a lot more than that. Buffed and re-blued, for less than $400 , who cares? Ha, I will give you $500 for it. Drop me a line..... __________________ Tempus edax rerum

04-24-2011, 09:53 AM	#14
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,046 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,197 Posts	The nickle plated 'Mauser' marked magazine is interesting. These were used for some of the commemorative Mauser pistols in the 1970s and 80s. The pistol looks like a Frankonia refurb to me. These are well executed and very reliable.