1940 Mauser 42 -- SN 10000 no suffix

DavidJayUden · 12-06-2011, 10:52 PM

I'd have to say that the front frame number looks a bit amateurish, but I'm having trouble seeing much else. The 00 on the takedown lever looks unusually far forward, but looking at other guns here I saw the same thing. I will say that the edges around the left side plate area look way sharper than the ones I have in hand, guns that are in pretty good shape, so I have to wonder about some restoration work.
But the nicks to the trigger guard show no "over-blue", so I'll have to sit back and try to learn something here...
dju

12-06-2011, 10:52 PM	#15
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I'd have to say that the front frame number looks a bit amateurish, but I'm having trouble seeing much else. The 00 on the takedown lever looks unusually far forward, but looking at other guns here I saw the same thing. I will say that the edges around the left side plate area look way sharper than the ones I have in hand, guns that are in pretty good shape, so I have to wonder about some restoration work. But the nicks to the trigger guard show no "over-blue", so I'll have to sit back and try to learn something here... dju