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Navy · 12-31-2002, 07:10 AM

Gents,

Hate to be a pain in the ass, but strictly and precisely speaking, S/42 is NOT a proof mark. It is the code assigned Mauser by the Herreswaffenamt for marking their production. Thus it is much more analogous to a brand or trade mark vice a proof.

I have owned several guns that were W.W.I vintage and matching but had the S/42 barrel. Occasionally you will find them coded 42, but these are far less common. Magazines coded 42 seem to turn up fairly frequently, but I don't recall running across any coded S/42. go figure.

Tom A.

12-31-2002, 07:10 AM	#9
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Gents, Hate to be a pain in the ass, but strictly and precisely speaking, S/42 is NOT a proof mark. It is the code assigned Mauser by the Herreswaffenamt for marking their production. Thus it is much more analogous to a brand or trade mark vice a proof. I have owned several guns that were W.W.I vintage and matching but had the S/42 barrel. Occasionally you will find them coded 42, but these are far less common. Magazines coded 42 seem to turn up fairly frequently, but I don't recall running across any coded S/42. go figure. Tom A.