1158 RUSSIAN CAPTURE, EAST GERMAN POLICE ISSUE MAUSER

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 08 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 750.00 USD
Estimated at 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
"BYF" CODE "42" DATE P.08 LUGER SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL. Cal. 9x19mm. S# 2677f. Bbl. 4". P.08 Luger originally mfg. by Mauser in 1942 and subsequently captured by the Russians and reissued for East German police use. The bbl. extension is marked with the 2-digit year of mfg. "42" over the chamber, with Mauser Eagle/135 acceptance proofs marked on the right. Toggle is marked with Mauser's "byf" mfg. code. Left side of the frame exhibits 2 peened areas that retain traces of East German police starburst proofs beneath. Underside of the bbl. exhibits a mostly illegible import mark, with a Russian capture "X" marked beneath the S# on the frame. Metal components exhibit a Russian reapplied blue finish. Frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered wood grips. Dovetailed blade front sight, with fixed V-notch rear sight. All serialized parts are matching and include the frame, takedown lever, sideplate, trigger, safety lever & bar, hold-open latch, bbl., bbl extension, trigger bar, breechblock, extractor, firing pin, toggles, rear toggle pin, as well as the grips, with most numbers likely having been force matched at a Russian or East German arsenal. Hold-open latch spring is absent. MAGS: 1 (likely Russian / East German arsenal renumbered) blued 8-rd. with aluminum bottom. CONDITION: very good, as refinished, with metal components retaining the vast majority of their reapplied Russian blue finish, exhibiting a few scattered spots of mild pitting and some scattered spots of light to mild surface oxidation overall. Grip straps exhibit consistent surface oxidation. Bright bore, exhibiting mild pitting, while retaining strong rifling throughout. Grips show scattered marks and minor impressions from handling and storage, but otherwise remain sturdy and serviceable. Left grip exhibits some minor chipping along the top of the panel, with a chip present on the interior of the bottom left corner of the panel. (25-514). CURIO. $1,500-2,500.