This is a 1942 Manufactured Mauser Code "byf" that comes with a 1942 holster and a SS (Schutzstaffel) enlisted buckle and belt + the combat "Y" yoke for equipment and ammunition!  This Luger is 9mm, all matching, with a  2nd magazine.  Truly a collector's find!                   (1169)

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Very Clean and all matching the extractor is marked "GELADEN" and the safety is marked "GESICHERT" the German word for safe with the safe being thumb down. Featuring a 100mm (4" barrel) and the Mauser manufactured "hump" at the rear of the frame this is the classic Model 1934 as manufactured for German Military Acceptance as witnessed by the various Eagle 655 Waffen Amt proofs and Nazi Eagle on the barrel.

Serial number on the barrel and frame; the bottom of the magazine is the black plastic which were mixed on the 41-41 byf models.

This extraordinary rig has a 1942, byf code Parabellum with two black FXO (Type 4) E37 magazines,  has loading tool, 1942 holster and the enlisted dress belt buckle plus a yoke equipment carrier. The byf Mauser was the the last of the contract Mauser's which still appeared under the Banner logo but this was the end of the contract to the army (Heer).

Above left the SS trooper on the mortar is wearing the yoke harness and some of his equipment. SS Units not being part of the regular German Army had to made do with a lot of their own equipment and innovation was a key part of their effectiveness.  They were the first army to adopt the camouflage uniform and the above motor cycle attests to the fast moving environment of the Panzer scout units. 

The holster is in excellent condition with original stitching, the leather is still pliable and serviceable. The belt is in like-new condition The holster contains an extra magazine that is not serial numbered to the gun. This is a nice rig. 

Left: A close up of the belt buckle.  The German "MEINE EHRE HEIBT TREUE" is translated as  “MY HONOR IS LOYALTY".

This is an enlisted  belt buckle of the Type II. These are usually 1939 manufacture and the polished silver was used for dress and the painted olive drab were used by the combat units of the Waffen-SS.

The original cadre of the Waffen-SS came from the Freikorps and the Reichswehr along with various right-wing paramilitary formations. Formed at the instruction of Adolf Hitler in 1933, the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was the first formation of what was to become the Waffen-SS.

The Waffen-SS ("Armed SS") was the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel. Headed by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, the Waffen-SS saw action throughout the Second World War.

After humble beginnings as an 8 man protection unit for der Führer, the Waffen-SS eventually grew into a force of thirty-eight combat divisions comprising over 950,000 men, and including a number of elite units including the SS-Verfügungstruppe, (SS Division Das Reich) and the SS-Totenkopfverbände, (SS Division Totenkopf).

The SS was distinguished from the German military, Nazi party, and German state officials by its own SS rank structure, SS unit insignia, and SS uniforms.

The inside of the gun is clean and reflects the effort for cleaning the past 40 years. Lugers that are stored for any period of time should have the wooden grips at least waxed on the inside to protect contact with the metal. The rear main axel pin shows the last two numbers of the serial number from the 1933 order to prevent their exchange between guns once worn.

This is a "1942" dated Mauser Code bfy on the first toggle link with a "V" notch rear sight.  The pistol shows the honest wear of war with shiny points at the high ridges where it comes in contact with the holster. The last two digits of the serial number appear.   This is a rarer collector grade gun, not everyone will have one in their collection. This 1942 byf SS gun has been to war and still shows the craftsmanship with which it was built.

Right: These magazines were supplied for mostly Mauser Lugers bearing the Code 42 or byf on the toggles and are exceptionally durable magazine.

The fxo on the magazine tells us that it was manufactured by C. G. 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. Proof. These magazines were salt blued/black with extruded steel, black plastic bottoms and a new zig-zag spring with the P.08 markings.

It is entirely subjective to give any Luger a rating of excellent or fine, just as it is to declare it xx% blued or strawed. Few Lugers are out of the box new and these are premium priced. Bluing percentages is like Beauty, in the eye of the beholder.  We strive to provide pictures so you can judge for yourself if the gun

This battlefield pickup comes with an all matching P08, an enlisted  SS (Schutzstaffel) buckle and belt and from the infamous Waffen-SS, along with a 1942 dated holster, field combat yoke halter and extra magazine matching magazine and a proofed loading too.     Any questions to josef@phoenixinvestmentarms.com. This is Luger is offered for $3,895.00 over-the-counter to the WWII collector.  Availability subject to prior in-store sale.

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