RC BYF41 Question

mrerick · 11-03-2016, 02:02 PM

Other searches online found references to this company importing guns in the year 2000 through 2004. A variety of models were apparently imported including Lugers. The references imply that they were importing guns from Eastern Europe. Could have been East Germany, the Ukraine or Russia. I'm not sure every captured gun got the "X" or got dipped.

The sharp edges and appearance of surfaces in your photos makes me doubt that this gun was refinished.

Consider trading with Ron for unmarked Mauser era grip screws. The one in there is from a WW-I Erfurt IIRC.

It will be hard to completely match the side plate. Mauser plates were numbered inside and out to correspond with all the digits of the serial number (one in 10,000 plate numbers will match properly). It looks like the replacement trigger side plate, grips and the grip screw are the only parts not originally on the pistol when it left Oberndorf...

The advanced metallurgy of these later Mauser Lugers make them excellent shooters.

Marc

11-03-2016, 02:02 PM	#19
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	Other searches online found references to this company importing guns in the year 2000 through 2004. A variety of models were apparently imported including Lugers. The references imply that they were importing guns from Eastern Europe. Could have been East Germany, the Ukraine or Russia. I'm not sure every captured gun got the "X" or got dipped. The sharp edges and appearance of surfaces in your photos makes me doubt that this gun was refinished. Consider trading with Ron for unmarked Mauser era grip screws. The one in there is from a WW-I Erfurt IIRC. It will be hard to completely match the side plate. Mauser plates were numbered inside and out to correspond with all the digits of the serial number (one in 10,000 plate numbers will match properly). It looks like the replacement trigger side plate, grips and the grip screw are the only parts not originally on the pistol when it left Oberndorf... The advanced metallurgy of these later Mauser Lugers make them excellent shooters. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.