[The Bucket]

Hello, everyone my Dickering ended up landing me a 1939 Mauser "42" Luger when I was out of state. In my excitement I did not get all the pictures I should have. It is from a shop that has a great deal of WW1 and WW2 firearms.

All the numbers seem to be matching including the fireing pin. The guy at the shop said the one of the grips seems to be a wartime replacement.

He claimed that the barrel wear is "blood stained"

The front and rear strap are heavily worn.

It came from their case that held all the guns that were not as desirable. Commercial, WW1, Mismatched. The nothing end guns.

Few questions how would you tell a blood stain? How would you tell a good replaced grip from bad? Any idea of value? Any other information would be greatly appreciated. In my haste I did not get the letter in the suffix. Sorry

 

[Mac Cat]

The photos you provided are pretty good resolution.
You should ask for the photos - most people will be happy to forward them.
You'll want to photo under the barrel and front of the frame.

The barrel appears to be a different, darker color, to me.
It doesn't seem to have any holster wear around the front sight, which I would expect.
It could have been replaced and renumbered to the gun.

 

[tharpo]

The Luger looks good to me and I don't see any staining on the barrel. Check to see if the inside of the grips are numbered 30 to match the gun. If only one is numbered then maybe the un-numbered one is a replacement. If a grip fits poorly that is also a sign of replacement.

 

[The Bucket]

Now that you say that it was on top of the barrel. It is not a high end collector grade, but the grade a poor public school teacher could afford. When it gets shipped to me I will verify the barrel, getting lighting correct in a store is next to impossible!

The top down picture of the barrel seems to match up very well, but what do I know.

 

[HerrKaiser]

Now that you say that it was on top of the barrel. It is not a high end collector grade, but the grade a poor public school teacher could afford. When it gets shipped to me I will verify the barrel, getting lighting correct in a store is next to impossible!

The top down picture of the barrel seems to match up very well, but what do I know.
The top down picture of the barrel seems to match up very well, but what do I know.

Hey, poor public school teachers like me enjoy collecting too

Aside from me genuinely being more into imperial Germany and fascinated with commercial guns’ fit and finish quality, being a poor public school teacher is part of the reason I mainly collect imperial and commercials.

 

[The Bucket]

Hey, poor public school teachers like me enjoy collecting too

Aside from me genuinely being more into imperial Germany and fascinated with commercial guns’ fit and finish quality, being a poor public school teacher is part of the reason I mainly collect imperial and commercials.

I am a generalist so I am super happy with this one, it will go with my Radom, Hi-Power, 38h, and Femaru. Had to give up a Type 14 to get it, but I perfer European theater so this will be a good GI bringback that was loved when it came back.

Glad to talk to a fellow Public School Teacher in the gun world. You should check out my YouTube channel @thebucketShallnotbeinfringed

 

[The Bucket]

I am a generalist so I am super happy with this one, it will go with my Radom, Hi-Power, 38h, and Femaru. Had to give up a Type 14 to get it, but I perfer European theater so this will be a good GI bringback that was loved when it came back.

Glad to talk to a fellow Public School Teacher in the gun world. You should check out my YouTube channel @thebucketShallnotbeinfringed

But I think Imperials are really awesome too!

 

[grimer72]

It's definitely a nice looking gun, a piece of history.

 

[LCR]

Hello, everyone my Dickering ended up landing me a 1939 Mauser "42" Luger when I was out of state. In my excitement I did not get all the pictures I should have. It is from a shop that has a great deal of WW1 and WW2 firearms.

All the numbers seem to be matching including the fireing pin. The guy at the shop said the one of the grips seems to be a wartime replacement.

He claimed that the barrel wear is "blood stained"

The front and rear strap are heavily worn.

It came from their case that held all the guns that were not as desirable. Commercial, WW1, Mismatched. The nothing end guns.

Few questions how would you tell a blood stain? How would you tell a good replaced grip from bad? Any idea of value? Any other information would be greatly appreciated. In my haste I did not get the letter in the suffix. Sorry

I have a question for everyone. i thought the way to tell a vopo or reworked luger was the "straw parts" like the trigger etc retaining the straw colors. if that is the case is this one redipped or reworked.. just curious. thanks

 

[johnboy]

I have a question for everyone. i thought the way to tell a vopo or reworked luger was the "straw parts" like the trigger etc retaining the straw colors. if that is the case is this one redipped or reworked.. just curious. thanks

99.9% of VoPo reworks are dip re-finished and do NOT have any straw remaining. That said, occasionally they pop up with original finish showing (perhaps from the dip not being done or having worn off?) so it is possible in theory to find one that may have some straw remaining. However unlikely.

 

[The Bucket]

The Luger looks good to me and I don't see any staining on the barrel. Check to see if the inside of the grips are numbered 30 to match the gun. If only one is numbered then maybe the un-numbered one is a replacement. If a grip fits poorly that is also a sign of replacement.

As I promised more pics. Is the side plate OK that it is such a different color? The guy at the store did not think much of it, but he could have just been trying to unload a junky gun on a sap. Tell me what you think of the barrel

 

[1933 FORD NUT]

Please post pics of sideplate.
STRAIGHT ON from all angles.
Not a student of Mausers but it looks odd to me.

 

[The Bucket]

As requested. More Side Plate

 

[johnboy]

The sideplate is original to the gun but has been wiped with cold blue. The greenish brown patina is a dead giveaway. I believe the barrel was as well.
Better pics in natural light, no flash of the barrel would help.

 

[The Bucket]

The sideplate is original to the gun but has been wiped with cold blue. The greenish brown patina is a dead giveaway. I believe the barrel was as well.
Better pics in natural light, no flash of the barrel would help.

Well at least it is correct to the gun. I will take better pictures of the barrel and get them uploaded when I get off work.

 

[The Bucket]

The sideplate is original to the gun but has been wiped with cold blue. The greenish brown patina is a dead giveaway. I believe the barrel was as well.
Better pics in natural light, no flash of the barrel would help.

Here is one more in natural light. Not the best angle but what I have now

 

[johnboy]

Yep, somebody took a rag with cold blue on it and twisted it around the barrel to touch it up. Made a perfect line where the original blue wasn't gone over at the chamber end. They rubbed it on the face of the side plate but not the top and bottom. You can see the muzzle wear in the old salt blue showing through.

So... it's touched up, that devalues it some. The side plate looks worse than the barrel. If you got it for $1,800 or less you aren't hurt IMO

Get some cold blue and go over the side plate again. It won't be any more touched up than it already is, but it will look better for a while.