A little info a Luger I just acquired

[ithacaartist]

Blood will remove the finish in the blink of an eye, but it takes a while for pitting to develop to this extent, and I think bad storage is more likely the culprit. The "blood" claim is not rare, but generally more in the realm of urban legend--as a rule of thumb--unless there is provenance/documentation. The old saying goes, "Buy the gun, not the story."