1936 S/42 Reblued ?

mrerick · 05-22-2016, 11:39 AM

This Luger's side plate shows an interesting anomaly...

In 1936, they were uniquely numbering side plates within the entire suffix letter groups. This gun is serial 4955n. The outside of the side plate has "55" as you would expect, but the inside has "5" instead of "50" which is what you would expect...

Looks like the worker forgot to stamp the "0" digit.

My 1936 also has a serial number stamping anomaly (overstamped first digit). There must have been some worker start-up issues at the factory at that point...

These problems could have extended to finishing issues...

Wouldn't rust bluing have required carding everything that was coated with chemical (including the recoil linkage and trigger lever)? The finish of this upper looks uniform to the lower. For the parts that are normally in the white to be blued, would this have had to be salt bluing?

I have a 42 dated Mauser Banner Luger that is as close to factory as anything I have ever seen. Sharp edges, uniform appearance. These normally in the white parts are blued on this gun... It's been discussed here:

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ilitary+banner

05-22-2016, 11:39 AM	#23
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	This Luger's side plate shows an interesting anomaly... In 1936, they were uniquely numbering side plates within the entire suffix letter groups. This gun is serial 4955n. The outside of the side plate has "55" as you would expect, but the inside has "5" instead of "50" which is what you would expect... Looks like the worker forgot to stamp the "0" digit. My 1936 also has a serial number stamping anomaly (overstamped first digit). There must have been some worker start-up issues at the factory at that point... These problems could have extended to finishing issues... Wouldn't rust bluing have required carding everything that was coated with chemical (including the recoil linkage and trigger lever)? The finish of this upper looks uniform to the lower. For the parts that are normally in the white to be blued, would this have had to be salt bluing? I have a 42 dated Mauser Banner Luger that is as close to factory as anything I have ever seen. Sharp edges, uniform appearance. These normally in the white parts are blued on this gun... It's been discussed here: http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ilitary+banner __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.