Luger Byf Serial Numbers

 
Luger Byf 41 Serial Numbers

This is a 1941 Pistole 08 military gun manufactured by Mauser. This piece is a 4 inch (100mm) 9mm Parabellum. To conceal production a series of alphabetical dates were assigned in addition to the code on the toggle 42 (issued to Mauser in February 1941). '41' dates are representative of the Luger accepted by the German military in 1941. Additionally this has the black bakelite grips and magazine bottom making this a Black Widow Rig. The 41-42 in itself is a hard to acquire model, this Black Widow Rig is rare. (1761) This is a standard 1934 Model gun designated by collectors as the 'Black Widow' 41 - 42 Code Mauser. This Luger has all matching numbers.

Luger mauser code byf 42 wwii german military 9mm description: german wwii luger military gun in 9mm,all original and all numbers are matching,97 orinal blue finish. In February 1941 Mauser changed from the 42 code to byf, with two digit '41' dates are representative of the Luger contract production accepted by the German military in 1941. There is some serial number over lap between the 41-42 code and the 41-byf code and it appears in the 'n' block.

Apr 14, 2017 byf 41 Luger. The serial number 26XX u is located. Are all of you afraid to venture even a guess on the worth of the 41 byf Luger with the 41 dated.

The finish is nicely blued with honest holster wear on the end of the barrel and side plate. This Luger has a hold open latch and stock lug. NOTE: Photographs taken today with the high mega-pixel camera show more than we sometimes can see with the human eye.

Magnified close-ups show us tool marks and natural surface conditions that one normally doesn't see in the ordinary handling of the weapon. Photographs are copyrighted, all rights reserved, any extraction, reproduction or display of gun pictures without the express consent of the Phoenix Investment Arms is strictly prohibited. Thank you for your cooperation. To conceal production a series of alphabetical/numbers were assigned to Mauser in 1934 to identify their production in addition to the date code over the chamber to indicate the year of production so began the S/42 toggle identification. In 1939 the S/42 was changed to simply Cod 42. So we have the 1939 and 1940 Code 42 Lugers.

P08 Luger Byf Serial Numbers

In February 1941 Mauser changed from the 42 code to byf, with two digit '41' dates are representative of the Luger contract production accepted by the German military in 1941. There is some serial number over lap between the 41-42 code and the 41-byf code and it appears in the 'n' block. It is believed that a portion of these were contracts for the Luftwaffe or Kriegsmarine.

The thumb safety is new style, and blued. The thumb safety is marked 'Gesichert' and safe is down. These end of contract production Lugers (the P38 was under production as the side arm) were mostly issued to the SS troops that had their own procurement system. That and the fact it was issued to SS police battalions that did the occupation law enforcement behind the front line troops. The extractor is marked 'GELADEN'.

The bore is good with distinctive lands and groove. The thumb safety is new style, and blued. The thumb safety is marked 'Gesichert' and safe is down. Crack File For Illustrator Cc Download.

The black plastic grips are what designates this gun as the Black Widow. Serial number placement is in the military ('exposed') style. The serial number appears on the front of the frame, on the side of the locking bolt, on the trigger, on the bottom of the barrel, the side plate, the left side of the receiver, the safety bar, the sear bar, the rear connecting pin, and on the extractor. The all matching serial number on the barrel and the frame reflect also the gauge marking (8.82) and the suffix 'n'. Military Lugers were all numbered with four digits to 9999 and then the numbering started over again for that year with 1a-9999a, etc. These magazines were salt blued/black with extruded steel, black plastic bottoms and a new zigzag spring with the P.08 markings. These magazines were supplied for mostly Mauser Lugers bearing the Code 42 or byf on the toggles and are exceptionally durable magazine.

These FXO on the magazine tells us that it was manufactured by C. Haenel Waffen-U-Fahrradfrabrik in the city of Suhl. The Eagle 37 is the German military acceptance stamp used at the Haenel Factory commonly called the Waffenamt. The Eagle 655 Proof reflects the that this is an 1941 produced Luger because the E655 changed in late to E135 in 1942.

The Swastika/Eagle Proof with the full wings appears on the receiver, the barrel and the left side of the front toggle link. This proof began in September 1939 and simply represents the army acceptance. The first toggle link is marked with the 42 Mauser code. There is the 'V' rear sight on the rear toggle link and the last two digits of the serial number appear.

The 41-42 Parabellum is a production of the transition in 1941 to the byf code in 1941 There are estimated to be only 7,000 41-42 Codes made in January 1941 consistent with the average monthly production of Mauser of 10,000. Of these The 41/42 is a highly desirable Luger for the collector. The primary military arm of the Ordnungspolizei was the, 4th Division of the Waffen-SS. Mainly used as a and reserve formation, the Polizei Division was historically known as being undertrained and lacking in skilled combat tactics. Download Program Stok Barang Vb. The division consisted of four police regiments composed of Orpo personnel and was typically used to rotate police members into a military situation, so as not to lose police personnel to the general draft of the Wehrmacht or to the full SS divisions of the regular.