Temptation Won Again!

John D. · 03-03-2005, 04:33 PM

I'm absolutely the wrong guy to intercede with this post, but recently, when selling some modern firearms - I ran across a 42 byf RIG. My letter suffix is "f" and it appears yours is "k". Anyway - as a reference, Mr. Still in "Third Reich Lugers" (which I highly recommend if you do not have a copy) has some excellent photos and estimates that there were approximately 113,000 "42" byfs produced. Both the "f" and "k" block are included (mine and yours). While outside my collecting area - I do appreciate these Mauser produced Lugers. There is something about them

Anyway - here is a quick picture of mine. It's a RIG (holster - DLU 41 (Ewald Luneschloss, Militar-Effekten-Fabrik, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen)) but neither MAG matches the overall serial number of 3063f.

Anyway - I hope this helps - and CONGRATS!!!

John D.

03-03-2005, 04:33 PM	#16
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 478 Thanked 517 Times in 129 Posts	Hi Al.... I'm absolutely the wrong guy to intercede with this post, but recently, when selling some modern firearms - I ran across a 42 byf RIG. My letter suffix is "f" and it appears yours is "k". Anyway - as a reference, Mr. Still in "Third Reich Lugers" (which I highly recommend if you do not have a copy) has some excellent photos and estimates that there were approximately 113,000 "42" byfs produced. Both the "f" and "k" block are included (mine and yours). While outside my collecting area - I do appreciate these Mauser produced Lugers. There is something about them Anyway - here is a quick picture of mine. It's a RIG (holster - DLU 41 (Ewald Luneschloss, Militar-Effekten-Fabrik, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen)) but neither MAG matches the overall serial number of 3063f. Anyway - I hope this helps - and CONGRATS!!! John D.