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    I picked this Luger up yesterday from a work colleague. His father in-law owned this Luger and recently passed away. I purchased it from my work colleague. It appears to be all matching down to the firing pin. I took the Luger apart prior to purchasing it. Would like to get some opinions since I am no expert. I mainly collect German WWII helmets. Thank You!
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    I think you know the history of the piece and that it's all matching, so I can add very little....Only downside is that it's not an S/42 code instead, but enjoy your find....It's a keeper...Bodes

    btw, Did it come with a holster and another matching number magazine?...

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      #3
      It appears to be very nice and not easy to find with an original matching magazine (as opposed to a bumped renumbered mag!) please keep a light coat of quality oil on it. Of course the s/42 code was changed to 42 in mid 1939, this is a very nice example and would cost a lot of money to replace these days.

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        Originally posted by bodes View Post
        I think you know the history of the piece and that it's all matching, so I can add very little....Only downside is that it's not an S/42 code instead, but enjoy your find....It's a keeper...Bodes

        btw, Did it come with a holster and another matching number magazine?...
        Thank you for your response. No it did not come with a holster and no it did not come with another matching magazine. You bring up a good point though. I will ask my work colleague to make sure another matching magazine is not lying around some where maybe in the holster.

        What is special about the S/42 code vs plain 42 code later model perhaps?

        Thank You!

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          #5
          Originally posted by phild View Post
          It appears to be very nice and not easy to find with an original matching magazine (as opposed to a bumped renumbered mag!) please keep a light coat of quality oil on it. Of course the s/42 code was changed to 42 in mid 1939, this is a very nice example and would cost a lot of money to replace these days.
          Thank You for the feedback much appreciated!

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            #6
            Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!
            Great piece

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              #7
              Very nice pistol indeed
              WAF LIFE COACH

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                #8
                "What is special about the S/42 code vs plain 42 code later model perhaps?"

                As phild mentioned, S/42 was the manufacturer code in 1939 before it was changed to 42 later in 1939. If your luger was marked S/42 it would not have been matching.

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