Mauser 1940 42 Code

Steve D · 02-24-2012, 10:59 AM

The photos are all mine - am an amateur photographer.

I agree, the magazines are about a year later than the pistol and should be 122 code. I do not believe the n-suffix on the magazines is the same font as the weapon frame. The thing that is perplexing is that there is no indication that I can see that the original numbers were ground off of the magazines prior to bogus numbers applied. If the magazines were re-marked, the faker did a great job. It is for this reason that I wondered if Mauser could have received the pistol a year or so after manufacture and marked two new magazines to match before sending it back in the field? Is this something that Mauser has been documented as having done? Steve D.

02-24-2012, 10:59 AM	#7
Steve D User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 23 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	The photos are all mine - am an amateur photographer. I agree, the magazines are about a year later than the pistol and should be 122 code. I do not believe the n-suffix on the magazines is the same font as the weapon frame. The thing that is perplexing is that there is no indication that I can see that the original numbers were ground off of the magazines prior to bogus numbers applied. If the magazines were re-marked, the faker did a great job. It is for this reason that I wondered if Mauser could have received the pistol a year or so after manufacture and marked two new magazines to match before sending it back in the field? Is this something that Mauser has been documented as having done? Steve D.