Mauser P.08 Luger semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9mm Luger (9×19mm), serial number 8791m, with a 4" barrel and matching magazine. manufactured by Mauser in 1938 for the German military. The top of the barrel extension is marked with the four-digit year of manufacture "1938," with Mauser Eagle/63 proofs on the right, and the toggle carries Mauser's "S/42" manufacturer code. The metal components exhibit a salt blue finish overall, and the frame is mounted with two-piece checkered wood grips. It retains a dovetailed blade front sight and fixed V-notch rear sight.
All serialized parts are matching and include the frame, takedown lever, sideplate, trigger, safety lever and bar, hold-open latch, barrel, barrel extension, trigger bar, breechblock, extractor, firing pin, toggles, and the rear toggle pin. The grips are unnumbered and devoid of Mauser proofs. Included is one blue 8-round magazine with a matching aluminum bottom marked "8791 / m / +" above a Mauser Eagle/63 proof.
The S/42-coded Mauser Luger of 1938 is a desirable pre-war German military P.08, and a fully matching example that includes its correct matching-numbered magazine — increasingly scarce, as magazines were frequently separated from their pistols — is especially sought after by Luger collectors.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Mauser (code "S/42"), Oberndorf
Country of origin: Germany
Year: 1938
Model: P.08 Luger
Action: Semi-automatic, toggle-lock
Caliber: 9mm Luger (9×19mm)
Serial: 8791m
Barrel: 4"
Sights: Dovetailed blade front, fixed V-notch rear
Matching: All serialized parts matching (frame, takedown lever, sideplate, trigger, safety lever & bar, hold-open latch, barrel, barrel extension, trigger bar, breechblock, extractor, firing pin, toggles, rear toggle pin); grips unnumbered
Finish: Salt blue overall
Grips: Two-piece checkered wood
Bore: consistent light pitting; strong rifling
Markings: Barrel extension "1938"; Mauser Eagle/63 proofs (right); "S/42" toggle code
Magazine: One matching blue 8-round magazine, aluminum bottom marked "8791 / m / +" above Mauser Eagle/63 proof
