My first Luger! BYF 1941 Black grips

sumoj275 · 05-10-2005, 11:19 PM

I finally got to get my first Luger out of Lay-a-way the other day. From what I can gather it is a 1941 Mauser BYF marked all matching including the firing pin, sadly the mags do not, and it came with some type of holster that I have never seen before. I am going to try and get some pics that I took, but the old camera does not take great pictures. Please let me know if there is anything that you would like me to photo, look for, etc. Thanks for all the good reads so far and I hope to be able to contribute to this great board!

Edward Tinker · 05-10-2005, 11:21 PM

WELCOME to the forum!

Looks nice so far Jeff, other pictures are just as easy, you upload, copy and post to IMG,

Ed

sumoj275 · 05-10-2005, 11:25 PM

THANKS

sumoj275 · 05-10-2005, 11:36 PM

I will get the hang of the pic deal. I forgot to get pics of the holster and the inside of the grips. I will do that tomorrow when I get the camera back.

A little deal on the Luger. I teach World History, coach jr high football, high school wretling, and summer time wrestling so I do not have a lot of free time to hit the stomping grounds. About three weeks ago I had a free saturday so I hit the stomping grounds to see what was out there. At the last store, I had passed it earlier, the Luger had came in a couple hours before from a vet's widow. She did not know anything about the pistol except he came home with it from WWII. The store owner and I have a lot of the same tastes and he showed it to me. I fell in awe of it as soon as I held it. If it were not for the store owner having his fathers he would have kept this one. The store owner let me pay it out and I feel that I got a excellent deal especially after I have been watching them rise in value since I was in college. The vet's widow is also looking for the bring back capture papers. I would love to have those too so I would know the history ehind the piece.

Thanks again

trigger643 · 05-10-2005, 11:47 PM

great looking gun. If you need, I have an armor's FXO unnumbered aluminum bottom mag and pre-1945 shoulder holster (should you wish to put together a rig). You can PM me. I also have an SE/655 tool.

Edward Tinker · 05-10-2005, 11:50 PM

hey glen, do I need a SE/655 tool for my 1937

and is that the holster I forgot to buy from you!

Jeff, nice looking byf! whoops, sorry jeff, uh, never mind Glen

ed

Ron Smith · 05-11-2005, 12:03 AM

Hi Jeff,
Pretty nice one. Congratulations, you're hooked. Just send us all of your money and credit cards. And we'll do our best to save you from this terrible affliction. It could be too late though...

trigger643 · 05-12-2005, 09:22 PM

Ed, Hadn't heard back from Sumo, eyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeee candy................ Guess Me and Mrs. Tinker may be on the outs real soon.

pipeman45 · 05-15-2005, 06:56 PM

Nice.

thegundude · 05-17-2005, 03:18 PM

Is that Bugs Bunny on that P-38 holster?

Gosh, that Bugs sure gets around.... :-O

trigger643 · 05-17-2005, 03:51 PM

bugs on a LEFT HANDED P-38 holster, for a quarter........................... .

markhepler · 06-12-2005, 05:51 PM

Hi,

My father brought back a P-38 stamped like yours: lowercase "byf"--what does it signify?

Mark

Frank · 06-12-2005, 06:39 PM

Hi Mark, the "byf" is the German Ordnance Code for Mauser, signifying that Mauser built the weapon. This code was initiated in 1941 and was in existance until 1945 when the Germans changed Mauser's Code to "svw".

pipeman45 · 06-13-2005, 03:55 AM

That is one nice luger to get started with. I almost lost it when I first saw the pic of your un-matching mag #. 7768u as i'm searching in vain for 7769c. Oh well the hunt continues!

thegundude · 06-13-2005, 06:28 PM

Quote:

for a quarter ............................ just caught the uh, quote....

LMAO!!

I didn't notice until you said that, but I can probably guess....

That's funny......

trigger643 · 06-14-2005, 08:33 PM

gundude, that came from a vet who was a groundscrewman for B-26's. We was the unofficial artist for the squadron and painted most of the noses. He really wanted a luger, but by the time his unit arrived outside of paris, he was only able to get a p-38 and this holster. The shoulder holster came from a fellow member on this board, it is one of several I've owned in this configueration.

05-10-2005, 11:19 PM	#1
sumoj275 User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My first Luger! BYF 1941 Black grips I finally got to get my first Luger out of Lay-a-way the other day. From what I can gather it is a 1941 Mauser BYF marked all matching including the firing pin, sadly the mags do not, and it came with some type of holster that I have never seen before. I am going to try and get some pics that I took, but the old camera does not take great pictures. Please let me know if there is anything that you would like me to photo, look for, etc. Thanks for all the good reads so far and I hope to be able to contribute to this great board! Attached Thumbnails

05-10-2005, 11:47 PM	#5
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	great looking gun. If you need, I have an armor's FXO unnumbered aluminum bottom mag and pre-1945 shoulder holster (should you wish to put together a rig). You can PM me. I also have an SE/655 tool. __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown

05-11-2005, 12:03 AM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Jeff, Pretty nice one. Congratulations, you're hooked. Just send us all of your money and credit cards. And we'll do our best to save you from this terrible affliction. It could be too late though... __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

05-12-2005, 09:22 PM	#8
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Ed, Hadn't heard back from Sumo, eyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeee candy................ Guess Me and Mrs. Tinker may be on the outs real soon. __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown

05-15-2005, 06:56 PM	#9
pipeman45 User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Nice. __________________ Dave

05-10-2005, 11:21 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	WELCOME to the forum! Looks nice so far Jeff, other pictures are just as easy, you upload, copy and post to IMG, Ed

05-10-2005, 11:25 PM	#3
sumoj275 User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	THANKS

05-10-2005, 11:36 PM	#4
sumoj275 User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I will get the hang of the pic deal. I forgot to get pics of the holster and the inside of the grips. I will do that tomorrow when I get the camera back. A little deal on the Luger. I teach World History, coach jr high football, high school wretling, and summer time wrestling so I do not have a lot of free time to hit the stomping grounds. About three weeks ago I had a free saturday so I hit the stomping grounds to see what was out there. At the last store, I had passed it earlier, the Luger had came in a couple hours before from a vet's widow. She did not know anything about the pistol except he came home with it from WWII. The store owner and I have a lot of the same tastes and he showed it to me. I fell in awe of it as soon as I held it. If it were not for the store owner having his fathers he would have kept this one. The store owner let me pay it out and I feel that I got a excellent deal especially after I have been watching them rise in value since I was in college. The vet's widow is also looking for the bring back capture papers. I would love to have those too so I would know the history ehind the piece. Thanks again

05-10-2005, 11:50 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	hey glen, do I need a SE/655 tool for my 1937 and is that the holster I forgot to buy from you! Jeff, nice looking byf! whoops, sorry jeff, uh, never mind Glen ed

05-17-2005, 03:18 PM	#10
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Is that Bugs Bunny on that P-38 holster? Gosh, that Bugs sure gets around.... :-O __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

05-17-2005, 03:51 PM	#11
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	bugs on a LEFT HANDED P-38 holster, for a quarter........................... . __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown

06-12-2005, 05:51 PM	#12
markhepler User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What is byf? Hi, My father brought back a P-38 stamped like yours: lowercase "byf"--what does it signify? Mark

06-12-2005, 06:39 PM	#13
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	Hi Mark, the "byf" is the German Ordnance Code for Mauser, signifying that Mauser built the weapon. This code was initiated in 1941 and was in existance until 1945 when the Germans changed Mauser's Code to "svw".

06-13-2005, 03:55 AM	#14
pipeman45 User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	That is one nice luger to get started with. I almost lost it when I first saw the pic of your un-matching mag #. 7768u as i'm searching in vain for 7769c. Oh well the hunt continues! __________________ Dave

06-14-2005, 08:33 PM	#16
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	gundude, that came from a vet who was a groundscrewman for B-26's. We was the unofficial artist for the squadron and painted most of the noses. He really wanted a luger, but by the time his unit arrived outside of paris, he was only able to get a p-38 and this holster. The shoulder holster came from a fellow member on this board, it is one of several I've owned in this configueration. __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown