1937 S42 questions

Vlim · 02-27-2004, 09:32 AM

Hi Pete,

An interesting idea, I thought the general assumption was that the salt blue versions started in the T and U range and since this is a relatively early B-block with a hump (which should, therefore, be strawed in theory), it doesn't match Bill Munis's explanation of only the latest strawed guns having humps.

It would be nice to hear of more 1937 S/42 versions in order to establish a more clear pattern, especially those before the T and U range.

Although this gun might have been force-matched somewhere during it's life, I very much doubt it, since all the 'fives' on the gun match the design of the mauser-5.

02-27-2004, 09:32 AM	#11
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 Pete, An interesting idea, I thought the general assumption was that the salt blue versions started in the T and U range and since this is a relatively early B-block with a hump (which should, therefore, be strawed in theory), it doesn't match Bill Munis's explanation of only the latest strawed guns having humps. It would be nice to hear of more 1937 S/42 versions in order to establish a more clear pattern, especially those before the T and U range. Although this gun might have been force-matched somewhere during it's life, I very much doubt it, since all the 'fives' on the gun match the design of the mauser-5.