Mauser P.08 Luger 9mm, 1940 '42' Code, Eagle/655 Army Acceptance, 4 inch Barrel, Matching Numbers
This Mauser P.08 Luger is a WWII-era, German-made 9mm pistol manufactured in 1940 with the wartime '42' coded toggle and Army Eagle/655 acceptance. It carries a 4 inch barrel, blued wartime finish with all small parts blued, and matching numbers on observed parts. The pistol retains its standard Army configuration and features fixed sights, a loaded-chamber indicator, and an automatic hold-open.
Condition
Overall Condition: Very good condition, showing only light, superficial signs of prior handling or use.
Bore Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Bore Rifling: Excellent Rifling - Sharp lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: Minor, superficial scratches and small blemishes are visible under close inspection.
What's Included
- 1x 8-round Luger P.08 pattern steel magazine
- Leather flap holster with handwritten name "C.T. GARRETT 0303"
Made in 1940, this Mauser-Werke A.G. P.08 shows the correct wartime features: chamber top dated 1940, toggle marked with the '42' Mauser code, and the right receiver bearing two Eagle/655 Army acceptance marks alongside the Nazi eagle firing proof. The Eagle/655 Army stamp corresponds to inspection and use in the 1941–1942 period. It is the standard Army configuration without the police sear-safety.
Observed parts are matching, with the full serial applied to the frame, barrel, and receiver, and the last two digits repeated on the small parts. The barrel underside is stamped 8,83 for the bore gauge. All small parts are blued (no straw), and no import mark is observed on the visible exterior surfaces.
The pistol uses the short-recoil, toggle-locked, single-action system with an extractor that functions as a loaded-chamber indicator and an automatic hold-open after the last shot. Sighting is via a fixed inverted-V front blade and a fixed V-notch integral to the rear toggle link. Capacity is 8+1 in 9mm Luger.
It is fitted with checkered black synthetic replacement grip panels. These plastic grips appear to be not original and are noted as replacement panels. The pistol remains a full-size, blued carbon-steel example with the features and markings expected of a wartime Mauser Luger.