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09-29-2011, 09:35 PM | #1 |
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Another 41 byf
Seems to be a lot of 41 byf threads lately and here's another!
I've posted about this Luger before (it's in the databases, including the black grips database) but never had quality pictures. Now I have a good camera and thought now's the time to show off the old girl. She's in pretty good shape and hasn't been fired much over the years. Not much wear on the bluing either but some pitting here and there. I've owned it 12 years and never fired it. Now to see if I can get pictures from my album to display here. Last edited by Quentin; 10-04-2011 at 01:59 AM. |
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09-29-2011, 10:29 PM | #2 |
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very nice!
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09-29-2011, 11:58 PM | #4 |
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Good looking Luger! I have a 41 byf produced maybe a day or two before yours, Sn 7138w. It too, has black plastic grips and magazines.
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Thanks for the nice comments guys! It really is a beautiful Luger, the nicest I'll ever have. My other Luger is a mixed numbers 1913 DWM that I do shoot! |
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09-30-2011, 01:44 AM | #6 |
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Quentin,
Here is my "w" block 41 byf and a 1941 fxo "u" block magazine for comparison. Tom |
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09-30-2011, 03:30 PM | #9 |
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Hey thanks a lot for straightening me out, Tom and Frank! And all these years I've thought it was a 'u'. I'd better correct my records then.
That's pretty amazing we have such closely manufactured byfs, Tom - 7138 and 7345 in the W block. I guess they both were made around September 1941? And just had their seventieth birthdays ... ETA: Whoops, I need to update it in the forum databases too! |
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Very nice Luger!
Can't verify the production date for you.. I'm away from my book "Still's Third Reich Lugers" where I think this can be found.
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Quentin, both 7138 and 7345 in the W block 41 byf Lugers were completed about August 1941.
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10-01-2011, 05:58 PM | #12 |
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Thanks again Frank! My wife's birthday is August 3rd so that works... and she told me Martha Stewart was born 8/3/1941
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Quentin,
Here is the link to my pictures on Jan Stills forum. You have seen it before . I like the fact that both guns have the same type black grips with the serial numbers so close. http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...-Nice-1941-byf Tom |
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Thanks, Tom, what a beautiful byf! And you're right I did post in that thread two years ago...
Amazing how good yours looks after 70 years and mine is pretty close. I also love seeing two nice examples made so close to each other. It would be pretty darn hard to find another near as good in our little group of 207 byfs manufactured over a period of days at the Mauser factory. I do have pictures of my grips inside and out, I'll dig up the link and post it soon. They are Type 4 black bakelite grips like yours. Thanks again for all the help and getting me straight on my actual serial number. ETA: pictures of grips inside and out added to original post. |
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Out of curiosity, searching through the 1940/1941 DATES MILITARY CODES 42 and byf DATA thread then quickly cleaning and sorting the data in Excel, 186 '41 byfs are included with 13 in the W block. (There's one even closer to yours, Tom - 70?? w)
41 byf sn 429 w E/655 E/655. 41 byf sn 1358 w, E/655 E/655 LTP 41 byf sn 16?? w 41 byf sn 24?? w, 41 byf sn 2902 w, E/655, E/655 LTP, black plastic grips 41 byf sn 3446 w, E655, E/655 LTP 41 byf sn 4027 w, black plastic grips 41 byf sn 70?? w, 41 byf sn 7138 w, E/655 E/655 LTP, black grips, fxo mags 41 byf sn 7345 w, E/655 E/655 LTP, P08, black plastic grips, black plastic bottom E/37 fxo mags. 41 byf sn 83?? w, E/655 E/655 LTP 41 byf sn 90?? w 41 byf sn 9828 w, E/655 E/655 LTP, P08 |
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I notice that on Quentin byf, it doesn't seem to have white paint in the 'GESICHERT' word. I have a byf 41 that has this white paint in the word. Just wondering whether some had the paint and others didn't. |
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I believe that all left the factory with paint in the 'GESICHERT' word.
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