Ted's Plum Luger...

BILL · 02-07-2001, 10:28 PM

Ok, the P-38 with the 'flamingo' finish (not really that dramatic) is NOT a cyq but a byf manufactured in 1944 and is in the 1400x serial block. To describe it more accurately, now that I am looking at it..it has areas and parts that are a more pronounced reddish color. I see that Marvin has given a great detailed explanation on how this happens during wartime production. I would imagine that it would have been carrying a rejection tag on it if wartime schedules weren't so horrendous. It has a 99+% finish (and I am picky) or I probably wouldn't have picked it up and kept it so long. Seems like there was a time when everyone had at least two P-38s for sale. They are nice but not half as addictive as Lugers.

02-07-2001, 10:28 PM	#14
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Plum? Ok, the P-38 with the 'flamingo' finish (not really that dramatic) is NOT a cyq but a byf manufactured in 1944 and is in the 1400x serial block. To describe it more accurately, now that I am looking at it..it has areas and parts that are a more pronounced reddish color. I see that Marvin has given a great detailed explanation on how this happens during wartime production. I would imagine that it would have been carrying a rejection tag on it if wartime schedules weren't so horrendous. It has a 99+% finish (and I am picky) or I probably wouldn't have picked it up and kept it so long. Seems like there was a time when everyone had at least two P-38s for sale. They are nice but not half as addictive as Lugers.