DATA REQUEST for 42 byf Lugers

Frank · 05-25-2006, 10:31 AM

Greetings Luger Nuts!!

I would like your assistance collecting data for the 42 byf Military Mauser Luger. The data I am seeking are the serial number and the presence (or absence) of the bore gage stamped on the underside of the barrel.

As always, I will collect the data, not the personal information that goes with it. If you are reluctant to publish the data, please send me an email with the information at:

mrbguy@msn.com

for the uninitiated, please make sure you are providing data for a 42 byf! The top of the Luger should look like the following photo (except for the small part numbers):

PIC 1

The serial number should consist of both a number and a letter suffix, which is found on the front of the frame, as shown below.
PICTURE 2

Note the suffix in this case is a Ã¢??cÃ¢?Â, so the serial number would be reported as 6734c.

Many serial numbers are reported as just the numerical value found on the frame front or on the barrel or the left side of the receiver.

PICTURE 3

THIS IS NOT CORRECT since it lacks the letter suffix.

The bore gage will consist of a 3 digit number, like 8,82, 8,83, 8,84, etc. and is found on the underside of the barrel adjacent to the numerical part of the serial number, as shown.

PICTURE 4

I would like to know if this bore gage number is stamped on the underside of the barrel.

So please provide the information as: 6734c, with bore gage, or 9147k, no bore gage.

Thanks in advance and be confident I will publish all the information when the study is completed.

Balder · 05-25-2006, 02:15 PM

Frank,

I sent you my data in a PM.

Balder

kds1 · 05-25-2006, 09:19 PM

Likewise, and good luck!

Frank · 05-31-2006, 03:55 PM

C'mon guys, I know there are more than three 42 bfy Lugers out there!! A little help, please!!

Doug G. · 05-31-2006, 08:54 PM

byf 42 sn#9017d 8,82 not present
byf 42 sn#7487k 8,82 not present

Mike B · 06-01-2006, 06:11 AM

Frank,
6362h no bore gauge
Mike

George Anderson · 06-01-2006, 06:59 AM

2 L no bore guage

Frank · 06-01-2006, 09:12 AM

Doug, Mike and George - Thanks a bunch!! Now we have things rolling again!

Johnny C. Kitchens · 06-01-2006, 08:24 PM

Did you get my E-Mail???

Frank · 06-01-2006, 08:45 PM

Yup, I did and sent you the following reply yesterday:

Johnny,

Thanks for the data!! I am trying to determine when the bore gage was dropped. So far I can safely say somewhere in the D-Block. But there are always exceptions!

Best Regards,
Frank

Hugh · 06-03-2006, 05:39 PM

5279i no bore gauge

Frank · 06-03-2006, 06:37 PM

Hugh, thanks for the info!!

reich1900 · 06-08-2006, 12:02 PM

1359d 8.81

Frank · 06-08-2006, 12:36 PM

reich1900, I appreciate the data!!

Frank · 07-28-2006, 08:35 AM

A quick resurrection!!

panzer · 10-08-2006, 02:36 PM

I've got 1427k....no bore stamp

Frank · 10-08-2006, 08:52 PM

John, thanks for the data. Is it deactivated?

maddog350gt · 10-09-2006, 03:05 AM

Frank,

8089 L no bore gauge marking.

Bob M.

NavyLugerLover · 10-09-2006, 03:27 AM

byf 42, 8.82
number 8667 s

Frank · 10-09-2006, 08:47 AM

Bob M, thanks much or the data - most appreciated

Thierry, there is a small problem with your data. The serial number 8667s is too early for a 42 byf!! Could you have mis-read the "S" suffix, or perhaps the pistol is really a 41 byf.

Please check!!

05-25-2006, 10:31 AM	#1
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	DATA REQUEST for 42 byf Lugers Greetings Luger Nuts!! I would like your assistance collecting data for the 42 byf Military Mauser Luger. The data I am seeking are the serial number and the presence (or absence) of the bore gage stamped on the underside of the barrel. As always, I will collect the data, not the personal information that goes with it. If you are reluctant to publish the data, please send me an email with the information at: mrbguy@msn.com for the uninitiated, please make sure you are providing data for a 42 byf! The top of the Luger should look like the following photo (except for the small part numbers): PIC 1 The serial number should consist of both a number and a letter suffix, which is found on the front of the frame, as shown below. PICTURE 2 Note the suffix in this case is a Ã¢??cÃ¢?Â, so the serial number would be reported as 6734c. Many serial numbers are reported as just the numerical value found on the frame front or on the barrel or the left side of the receiver. PICTURE 3 THIS IS NOT CORRECT since it lacks the letter suffix. The bore gage will consist of a 3 digit number, like 8,82, 8,83, 8,84, etc. and is found on the underside of the barrel adjacent to the numerical part of the serial number, as shown. PICTURE 4 I would like to know if this bore gage number is stamped on the underside of the barrel. So please provide the information as: 6734c, with bore gage, or 9147k, no bore gage. Thanks in advance and be confident I will publish all the information when the study is completed.

05-25-2006, 09:19 PM	#3
kds1 User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Likewise, and good luck! __________________ Ken North Carolina

05-31-2006, 08:54 PM	#5
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	byf 42 sn#9017d 8,82 not present byf 42 sn#7487k 8,82 not present __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain

06-03-2006, 05:39 PM	#11
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	5279i no bore gauge __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

10-09-2006, 03:27 AM	#19
NavyLugerLover User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: American Citizen outside the USA (Austria) Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	byf 42, 8.82 number 8667 s __________________ Swiss Lugers, (.30): DWM 1900, 1906 2nd variation, W+F 1906-24, 1929 Privat, 1929 Military, 9 mm 1929 Military. WW1 DWM German Lugers (9mm): Lange Pistolen P08-14 1916 & 1917, P08 1913, P08-14 1917, Navy P1904 altered safety, Navy P04-1906 downward safety. WW 2 Mauser German Lugers (9mm): 42-1940, byf 41, byf 42 black widow. And some other things...

05-25-2006, 02:15 PM	#2
Balder User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 288 Thanks: 20 Thanked 34 Times in 19 Posts	Frank, I sent you my data in a PM. Balder

05-31-2006, 03:55 PM	#4
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	C'mon guys, I know there are more than three 42 bfy Lugers out there!! A little help, please!!

06-01-2006, 06:11 AM	#6
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 271 Times in 99 Posts	Frank, 6362h no bore gauge Mike

06-01-2006, 06:59 AM	#7
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	2 L no bore guage

06-01-2006, 09:12 AM	#8
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	Doug, Mike and George - Thanks a bunch!! Now we have things rolling again!

06-01-2006, 08:24 PM	#9
Johnny C. Kitchens User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 518 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	Did you get my E-Mail??? __________________ Johnny C. Kitchens

06-01-2006, 08:45 PM	#10
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	Yup, I did and sent you the following reply yesterday: Johnny, Thanks for the data!! I am trying to determine when the bore gage was dropped. So far I can safely say somewhere in the D-Block. But there are always exceptions! Best Regards, Frank

06-03-2006, 06:37 PM	#12
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	Hugh, thanks for the info!!

06-08-2006, 12:02 PM	#13
reich1900 User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	1359d 8.81

06-08-2006, 12:36 PM	#14
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	reich1900, I appreciate the data!!

07-28-2006, 08:35 AM	#15
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	A quick resurrection!!

10-08-2006, 02:36 PM	#16
panzer User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've got 1427k....no bore stamp

10-08-2006, 08:52 PM	#17
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	John, thanks for the data. Is it deactivated?

10-09-2006, 03:05 AM	#18
maddog350gt User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washougal WA Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Frank, 8089 L no bore gauge marking. Bob M.

10-09-2006, 08:47 AM	#20
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	Bob M, thanks much or the data - most appreciated Thierry, there is a small problem with your data. The serial number 8667s is too early for a 42 byf!! Could you have mis-read the "S" suffix, or perhaps the pistol is really a 41 byf. Please check!!