IN 975 ORIGINAL VERY PRETTY CONDITION WITHOUT A MATCHING MAG, WE HAVE A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF AN S/42 CODE 1939 P.08 LUGER PISTOL. S/42 CODE 1939 LUGERS WERE ONLY MADE UP UNTIL SOMETIME IN APRIL OF 1939, AT THAT POINT A CHANGE OVER TO THE 42 CODE MARKING ON THE TOGGLE OCCURRED. THERE ARE FAR MORE 42 CODED 1939 DATED LUGERS THAN S/42 CODED GUNS, WHICH ARE MUCH RARER. ONLY AROUND 32,000 WERE PRODUCED MAKING THIS A TOUGH VARIANT TO LOCATE. THIS ONE STILL HAS THE MID-TEST DROOP EAGLE. THIS IS A SUPER NICE EXAMPLE WITH VERY CRISP CHECKERING ON THE GRIPS THAT MAKES YOU JUST WANT TO GRAB A HOLD OF IT AND WAVE IT AROUND. THIS LUGER WAS LIKELY MADE DURING THAT LAST MARCH OR APRIL, THAT LAST PEACEFUL SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER AND GERMANY.
