1939 Code 42 Luger Rework/Reblue?

Vlim · 03-31-2004, 11:39 AM

Hi all,

Did some checking on the reblued P08's and found that some companies in Germany have reworked P08's from Russian and Hungarian (again..) supplies.

The answer I got from one of the major sellers in Germany intrigued me however. He referred to the gun as a Frankonia / Mauser rework. This almost tempts me to believe that Mauser had something to do with the reworking of these guns, it certainly would explain the high level of craftsmanship, the 'original' cardboard box, and the Mauser Parabellum manual that came with my S/42.

Frankonia is a large sports/hunting arms chain in Germany (www.frankonia.de) and they still have some Russian/DDR/Hungarian P08's in their catalogue.

Anyone have any thoughts about this? Perhaps one of our German members?

03-31-2004, 11:39 AM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi all, Did some checking on the reblued P08's and found that some companies in Germany have reworked P08's from Russian and Hungarian (again..) supplies. The answer I got from one of the major sellers in Germany intrigued me however. He referred to the gun as a Frankonia / Mauser rework. This almost tempts me to believe that Mauser had something to do with the reworking of these guns, it certainly would explain the high level of craftsmanship, the 'original' cardboard box, and the Mauser Parabellum manual that came with my S/42. Frankonia is a large sports/hunting arms chain in Germany (www.frankonia.de) and they still have some Russian/DDR/Hungarian P08's in their catalogue. Anyone have any thoughts about this? Perhaps one of our German members?