41 byf ????

tony k · 05-05-2003, 05:24 PM

Bear, I have a 41 byf Luger close to yours in production -- the SN is 960a, and both waffenampt proofs are Eagle-over-135. After some book research and several discussions with the gurus here, I believe mine was manufactured in January 1942. Yours is close enough in number that it probably was made then as well.

For what it's worth, mine also has been in the family for 50-odd years and also never had the original grips (though my replacements weren't white!). Because I shoot it regularly and it hasn't been "mint" since the 1960s, I use a set of nice reproduction Black Widow grips.

05-05-2003, 05:24 PM	#1
tony k User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Bear, I have a 41 byf Luger close to yours in production -- the SN is 960a, and both waffenampt proofs are Eagle-over-135. After some book research and several discussions with the gurus here, I believe mine was manufactured in January 1942. Yours is close enough in number that it probably was made then as well. For what it's worth, mine also has been in the family for 50-odd years and also never had the original grips (though my replacements weren't white!). Because I shoot it regularly and it hasn't been "mint" since the 1960s, I use a set of nice reproduction Black Widow grips.