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I recently added my first Luger to come with a holster and tool. It's a late-run 1939 S/42 from the Mauser factory.

Nothing too special as far as condition. The bluing on the receiver is rather thin. But it is original matching, along with mag.

Pics, and enjoy!

That one could have seen the entire war, at least the German part of it, nice find.

You suck.

I am just nodding my head and smiling. This Luger is perfect in my book. It looks just right. Nice find Martin.

That is beautiful. Very nice Luger and it looks the part. Fantastic!

I hope I can do as well if I can find one, beautiful pistol, the Luger is one of my "must haves" yours is perfect in my opinion.

Someday....yup....someday..

Nice Luger Martin. My local and resident Luger guy says it is nice too. He wants to know if the firing pin has the 76 on it also?

Nice, have always wanted one of those. Wear on that one makes it look great!

That is pure beauty.

Very nice indeed The holster is a super plus also. Good find Judi and her Mosin's

Thanks, all.

Longcolt44 wrote:Nice Luger Martin. My local and resident Luger guy says it is nice too. He wants to know if the firing pin has the 76 on it also?

Yes, the firing pin is matched.

But as this 1939 gun is within just a few thousand units of a model code change from S/42 to 42, a couple of parts do not have numbers - which is usual during the transition. The grips are not numbered, and the toggle axle pin is not numbered. Both items match in wear and patina, and are likely original to the gun.

Also, an interesting note. The first acceptance stamp on the left receiver of this pistol is the lowest serial number noted for a change in size of the SE/63 (stick eagle) stamp. The stamp is larger than the following acceptance stamp which appears on the slide. And the large SE/63 also appears on the bottom of the mag.




Following is a link to a data request for 1939 S/42 and 42 Mauser Lugers. My serial number is 8176p, and is very close to the 8173p serial number in the survey, which has both smaller sized acceptance stamps. All subsequent examples in the survey have a large or medium first stamp. So, mine is either at, or within 2 units of being the transitional pistol. A somewhat neat example.

http://luger.gunboards.com/showthread.p ... TA-REQUEST