Is it a Factory Nickel finish?

lugerholsterrepair · 09-20-2005, 11:20 AM

Tim, From the photo i doubt if this is a nickle finish. Nickled pistols aquire a yellow tint over the years. It is quite noticeable on Luger magazines. It is a soft yellowish color to the silver of nickle. Chrome does not have this charecteristic. It is bright and stays that way. In general, chrome is thicker as well. Look for underlaying buffing, if the original blue was removed it was likely buffed and the numbers and letters will be washed out. Sharp edges will be rounded.
Maybe a Mauser expert will come on and blow me out of the water....Jerry Burney

09-20-2005, 11:20 AM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Tim, From the photo i doubt if this is a nickle finish. Nickled pistols aquire a yellow tint over the years. It is quite noticeable on Luger magazines. It is a soft yellowish color to the silver of nickle. Chrome does not have this charecteristic. It is bright and stays that way. In general, chrome is thicker as well. Look for underlaying buffing, if the original blue was removed it was likely buffed and the numbers and letters will be washed out. Sharp edges will be rounded. Maybe a Mauser expert will come on and blow me out of the water....Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."