Description

In 98% mint sharp condition, we have a very fine example of the rare and elusive Mauser 41-42 Code P.08 Luger Pistol in Black Widow configuration with the Black Plastic grips and one matching magazineThis is fully rigged out withe a spare mag, e/655 Tool and a very sharp bdq.41 code (Erhardt & Kirsten, Leipzig) made black hardshell Luger holster.  Most of these pistols are found with Walnut grips so this is a plus.     Only 7,000 of this variant were produced and they represent the earliest production months of 1941 before the Heereswaffenamt ordered Mauser to institute a production code change from “42” to the new code which was “byf.

The vast majority of 1941 production Lugers were marked “byf41” so its a real find to get a “41-42” coded variant.  This is all matching including the magazine and is a textbook example.  As you can well imagine very few of these pistols have survived the war let alone this nice.  A real find for any collector especially with those grips and fully rigged out.