What serial number(s) were armorer replacements on a WWII P.08?

[fishermankw]

Been doing a little digging and can’t seem to find the answer to this one. What serial number were armorer replacements for P.08 parts, or were they blank? Appreciate the knowledge!

 

[RyanE]

Mauser made spares will have S/42 or simply 42 stamped on them, though spares made after 1940 seem to be unmarked except for maybe a WR in-house inspection somewhere. They were not numbered until install by an armorer.

Some small parts (extractors, sears, etc.) were also made by the depot system. HZaJt is the most common marking.

Imperial era spare parts were mostly provided by Erfurt, or it least it seems that way, and they will usually (but not always) show a Crown over "(B" acceptance.

 

[fishermankw]

Mauser made spares will have S/42 or simply 42 stamped on them, though spares made after 1940 seem to be unmarked except for maybe a WR in-house inspection somewhere. They were not numbered until install by an armorer.

Some small parts (extractors, sears, etc.) were also made by the depot system. HZaJt is the most common marking.

Imperial era spare parts were mostly provided by Erfurt, or it least it seems that way, and they will usually (but not always) show a Crown over "(B" acceptance.

Interesting, I have a Luger with a mismatched rear toggle pin, trying to hunt down a matching one (1 in 100 chance). Was told I could get an unnumbered armorer replacement in the mean time which I may do. Didn’t know if there were any dead giveaways that is was a true surplus part or if it’s just a blank. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[tharpo]

There are a variety Mauser Luger replacement magazines that are blank except for the acceptance stamp. These stamps changed as the years went by and would correspond to the stamps on the right side of the receiver.

 

[Philip]

Interesting, I have a Luger with a mismatched rear toggle pin, trying to hunt down a matching one (1 in 100 chance). Was told I could get an unnumbered armorer replacement in the mean time which I may do. Didn’t know if there were any dead giveaways that is was a true surplus part or if it’s just a blank. Thanks for the feedback!

Prior to about 1932 no toggle pins or axles were numbered. I’d like to have a dollar for every imperial Luger I’ve seen on big dealer websites stating “all matching except for un-numbered toggle pin”!! Im also not at all sure that unit level parts replacement was always done or even usually done using factory replacement parts as opposed to salvaged parts. Either way I very much doubt that unit level replaced parts were number matched to the weapon. I may have seen a very few exceptions to that belief over many years but like it or not or accept it or not German replacement with both unnumbered parts and mismatched parts in all types of small arms was a fairly common occurrence.

 

[fishermankw]

Prior to about 1932 no toggle pins or axles were numbered. I’d like to have a dollar for every imperial Luger I’ve seen on big dealer websites stating “all matching except for un-numbered toggle pin”!! Im also not at all sure that unit level parts replacement was always done or even usually done using factory replacement parts as opposed to salvaged parts. Either way I very much doubt that unit level replaced parts were number matched to the weapon. I may have seen a very few exceptions to that belief over many years but like it or not or accept it or not German replacement with both unnumbered parts and mismatched parts in all types of small arms was a fairly common occurrence.

That makes perfect sense. If you’re in the field and something breaks, regardless of how specific you may be a mid-numbered working part always outweighs a numbers matching broken part. The un-numbered toggle came in and has a good fit, though I’m still hoping I can track the #38 down. Grips I would believe are replacements on it too as the are not numbered, though in my limited knowledge appear time period correct. I did notice that don’t feel as “griippy” when compared to the matching ones on my BYF41.