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11-27-2017, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ~bs

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Why does certain parts of the gun appear to have a goldish hue? Is that tarnish? <snip>

No, not tarnish. Some small parts of the DWM Lugers were heat treated to a temperature that causes the parts to turn a yellow/gold hue called "straw". Typically the trigger, take down lever and safely are among the straw parts.

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