mauser
Maker's code, indicating that the pistol was made by Mauser.
that should be 'byf 41 and that means it was made by Mauser. value depends on overall condtion................
no, just means gun made early 1941 (based on serial number)
check top of the luger. you should see: byf(mauser), suhl, erfurt, or DWM. those are the different makers
value depends on overall condition. your mauser COULD be worth $900-$1200
"BYF" is an abbreviation for "Bring Your Friends."
by reference to 'luger' ammo, one believes it to be a 9mm cartridge, which is the cartrige for the German luger. however, there are many other pistol that were made to fire the 9mm luger cartridge. in addition, the luger was also made in the '30 cal luger' which is a smaller bullet in a necked down cartridge.
a K date luger was made in 1934 and a G date luger was made in 1935.....
it is the code name for a Mauser made luger
value depends on condition. and, lugers were made only in 30 cal luger and 9 mm luger.
luger were made to fire a 9mm cartridge or the 30 luger cartridge. a 9mm cartridge will not chamber in a 30 cal luger pistol............
They were originally made in 7.65mm Luger (.30 Luger) but many were rebarreled to 9mm Parabellum (9mm Luger). Have a gunsmith check it.