1937 S42 questions

Vlim · 02-27-2004, 08:41 AM

Hi Tom,

The trigger guard shows traces of blued over wear, could be remains of blue-removal or removal of something that was engraved there.

John, the VOPO rework scenario crossed my mind as well, but this gun looks very crisp and it's angles are nice and sharp and I remember the VOPO blueing to be much duller in appearance. My first reaction when I first saw the gun was turning it over and look for thor's 3-dots

The grips are Nill grips and are relatively new, great fit, I had a hard time removing them.

I guess it's either one of the better East-German reworks, or one from the Russian storage facilities that was reblued only a few years ago.

I have some russian grips lying around and I'll put them on for some pictures

As one can see, these are not the most elegant grips...

Can't wait to try it out on the range. Also, seeing and handling this 1937 luger made me appreciate the quality of my 1913/28 KNIL even more. If a 1928 upper does 2.5 cm groups on 25 meters, how would a 1937 with a fresh barrel handle?

So apart from the unfortunate circumstances that brought this gun into my hands, I'm very satisfied.

02-27-2004, 08:41 AM	#10
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 Tom, The trigger guard shows traces of blued over wear, could be remains of blue-removal or removal of something that was engraved there. John, the VOPO rework scenario crossed my mind as well, but this gun looks very crisp and it's angles are nice and sharp and I remember the VOPO blueing to be much duller in appearance. My first reaction when I first saw the gun was turning it over and look for thor's 3-dots The grips are Nill grips and are relatively new, great fit, I had a hard time removing them. I guess it's either one of the better East-German reworks, or one from the Russian storage facilities that was reblued only a few years ago. I have some russian grips lying around and I'll put them on for some pictures As one can see, these are not the most elegant grips... Can't wait to try it out on the range. Also, seeing and handling this 1937 luger made me appreciate the quality of my 1913/28 KNIL even more. If a 1928 upper does 2.5 cm groups on 25 meters, how would a 1937 with a fresh barrel handle? So apart from the unfortunate circumstances that brought this gun into my hands, I'm very satisfied.