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  1. 03-23-2020, 08:59 PM #1
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    byf 43.

    Trying to figure out a stamped mark and origin of manufacture. Saw this on a P-38 and was wondering where and when (I'm guessing 1943) it was made.

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  2. 03-23-2020, 09:41 PM #2
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    Was made by Mauser in 43
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    byf was the German secret code for the Mauser factory in Oberndorf, Germany. The number, of course, is the year of manufacture.
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  4. 03-24-2020, 12:58 AM #4
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    Thanks. Just what I wanted to know.
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