Wiping my lugers

runscott · 03-18-2020, 11:57 AM

Very interesting stuff - I assumed all of my blued guns were blued using the rust method. I had a 1920's S&W .44 which had a silvery sheen to its consistently-worn blueing, but I believe it's just due to heavy use over the years. From memory, it looked very similar to my 1918 Erfurt Luger and had about the same amount of wear.

RickJZ · 03-18-2020, 05:15 PM

The past Friday when I took out my model 1900 Luger, I experienced what Major Tom has mentioned regarding his Luger. At first I was quite perplexed since I have always carefully stored the pistol. The brownish color was close to the muzzle area. I immediately wiped it with oil and thankfully the residue came off. The bluing then took on its normal sheen.

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03-18-2020, 11:57 AM	#1
runscott User Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 36 Thanks: 10 Thanked 45 Times in 12 Posts	Very interesting stuff - I assumed all of my blued guns were blued using the rust method. I had a 1920's S&W .44 which had a silvery sheen to its consistently-worn blueing, but I believe it's just due to heavy use over the years. From memory, it looked very similar to my 1918 Erfurt Luger and had about the same amount of wear.

03-18-2020, 05:15 PM	#2
RickJZ User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 28 Thanks: 8 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts	The past Friday when I took out my model 1900 Luger, I experienced what Major Tom has mentioned regarding his Luger. At first I was quite perplexed since I have always carefully stored the pistol. The brownish color was close to the muzzle area. I immediately wiped it with oil and thankfully the residue came off. The bluing then took on its normal sheen.