42 Mauser Chamber Dated 1939

mrerick · 07-18-2016, 08:21 PM

I've got one made a couple of thousand prior to yours, and it is also E/63 inspected.

I like the plum color to the finish on yours. Mauser must have been having problems with salt bluing consistency in this timeframe (probably rushing things as the result of ramping up war production in the timeframe of the Poland invasion). My 1939 7xxxr block gun has an almost translucent blued finish.

Congratulations on a nice one... Marc

07-18-2016, 08:21 PM	#9
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	I've got one made a couple of thousand prior to yours, and it is also E/63 inspected. I like the plum color to the finish on yours. Mauser must have been having problems with salt bluing consistency in this timeframe (probably rushing things as the result of ramping up war production in the timeframe of the Poland invasion). My 1939 7xxxr block gun has an almost translucent blued finish. Congratulations on a nice one... Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.