Collection quality
 

It seems that everyone must ask himself the question of what kind of quality he wants his collection to be. Just like the quantity, purpose, timing, as to your collection. I just purchased a 1917 Artillery that the seller said he had originally purchased an artillery but it wasn't real nice so he sold and bought a better one; and then did that several times and finally ended up with this really nice one and kept it for 35 or 40 years. Then sold it to me as he was getting up in years. His relatives didn't want or didn't appreciate it so he sold it.
Different strokes for different strokes as the old saying goes.
thanks
Jack

Ron -- Great catch! I missed the muzzle. It's so dark and complete definitely more than patina.

Another thought, some gun description has "dark bore" clause, could that extend to "dark muzzle"? This gun's description says the bore being frosty.....

"Dark Muzzle" sounds like a character out of a Mel Brooks movie. No, the muzzle is too smooth and the blue is too uniform for it to be a "patination" like a darkened bore.

Many pistols from Europe have white muzzle, not only DWM and Mauser, even Russian Nagant revolver and Tokarev have white muzzle. FN's Browning pistols have white muzzle as well.

It's also interesting to note many American guns have blued muzzle. e.g. Colt revolvers and S&W revolvers, H&R Self-Loading, etc.

What's the logic behind this difference in style? Any advantage on white or blued muzzle?

I can't see any functional advantage although the white muzzle might show up a little better to the person you are pointing your pistol at. Probably just European custom.

Charlie