serial# on BYF 1941

wil franken · 04-22-2005, 01:48 PM

I'd like to react on a thread of october 2004, where someone said:

Bob, I agree with your Novenber 1941 estimate. The byf 41 went into the B-Block. Serial Number 1121b is the highest I have recorded.

My VoPo has serial # 5531 s.
Who is wrong?

wil franken · 04-22-2005, 02:02 PM

Tomathvl · 04-22-2005, 02:33 PM

I don't know what the first post you referenced was addressing. According to Jan Still's Thrid Reich Lugers there were approx 126,000 41 byf's made and the range goes from 3300n thru 9950a. Hope this helps.
Tom

Edward Tinker · 04-22-2005, 04:53 PM

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...threadid=11787

I'm afraid it is out of context Wil;

Quote:

* 126,000 made from the "n" block wrapping around into the "a" block. Few made in the "n" block, more in the "o" block, then pretty solid until the no suffix ("ns") block, and then a share with the byf '42's in the "a" block.

As Bob was saying that there were 126k made, n through a, so S was part of the production. Although yours doesn't look like an s to me?

Ed

wil franken · 04-23-2005, 04:56 AM

Ed,

Thank you for making it clear to me. So my gun must have been made in the end of 1941.
BTW it is defenitely an s.

just took another picture.

Frank · 04-23-2005, 09:35 AM

Wil, your pistol, S/N 5531s, was completed about May 1941.

The byf Lugers started with the "n" suffix, then the "o" suffix and so on through the "z" suffix. Then there were 9999 pistols with no suffix, the the "a" suffix and finally the "b" suffix.

wil franken · 04-23-2005, 03:07 PM

Guys,
So she's about one year from retiring...
Still going strong.
Thanks

Wil

04-22-2005, 01:48 PM	#1
wil franken User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	serial# on BYF 1941 I'd like to react on a thread of october 2004, where someone said: Bob, I agree with your Novenber 1941 estimate. The byf 41 went into the B-Block. Serial Number 1121b is the highest I have recorded. My VoPo has serial # 5531 s. Who is wrong? Attached Thumbnails __________________ if it is made after 1937, it has been well tested...

04-22-2005, 02:02 PM	#2
wil franken User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And a few orther pics of my VoPo: http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0004.jpg http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0010.jpg http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0009.jpg http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0013.jpg http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0015.jpg http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0018.jpg http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0016.jpg http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/img_0020.jpg Every week I'm shooting 50 - 100 rounds with it. VERY accurate pistol! Wil __________________ if it is made after 1937, it has been well tested...

04-23-2005, 04:56 AM	#5
wil franken User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ed, Thank you for making it clear to me. So my gun must have been made in the end of 1941. BTW it is defenitely an s. just took another picture. Attached Thumbnails __________________ if it is made after 1937, it has been well tested...

04-23-2005, 03:07 PM	#7
wil franken User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Guys, So she's about one year from retiring... Still going strong. Thanks Wil __________________ if it is made after 1937, it has been well tested...

04-22-2005, 02:33 PM	#3
Tomathvl User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milan, IN Posts: 363 Thanks: 3 Thanked 48 Times in 19 Posts	I don't know what the first post you referenced was addressing. According to Jan Still's Thrid Reich Lugers there were approx 126,000 41 byf's made and the range goes from 3300n thru 9950a. Hope this helps. Tom

04-23-2005, 09:35 AM	#6
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Wil, your pistol, S/N 5531s, was completed about May 1941. The byf Lugers started with the "n" suffix, then the "o" suffix and so on through the "z" suffix. Then there were 9999 pistols with no suffix, the the "a" suffix and finally the "b" suffix.