Yet another newbie question
 

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Welcome....sure loos like someone scraped it a bit with perhaps a pocket knife.....still a nice gun

Looking like some sort of chemical or blood.

Mike

Yep, probably some type of chemical.

Charlie

It could be due to a spot of high nickel content in the steel. Some Winchester '94s exhibit flaking of this nature, due to a high nickel content in the steel of the receivers. The plum color of the frame around the flaking is also indicative of high nickel content.

This flaking is also found on some Beretta 1934 and 1935 pistols with plum colored slides.

Ron

Mark,

Me too...:thumbup:

I'm still trying to figure out what they do with the ends off of Fig Newtons?:confused:

Mark,

That's what they want you to think. You've fallen into their trap!!:evilgrin:

Ron

:thumbup:

Fig newtons have ..ends???!!! :eek:

FN

Mark,

Every blemish, mark or nick can be used as leverage. It all depends on what you are after. I collect unit marked Lugers. I have some that are well used old vets, but the unit marks are scarce and so enhances the value to me.

Any Luger that doesn't show some type of wear, should be held very suspect. These guns range from 65 to 100 years old. And most have been through at least one world war, some have been through two and conflicts in between. Very few have come through in "Minty or Pristine" condition. At the very least , they should show some holster wear.

Ron

Unless they were stored in the bottom of a duffel bag... :thumbup:

Would it be significant to note that that mark is located where the pistol would contact the "lifting leather strap" thing in the holster?

I am a novice when it comes to Lugers.

I have been a shooter for 50+ years.

Doubtful. Any wear from rubbing would leave a fairly uniform edge with gradual fading of the finish rather than the pronounced finish loss and jagged edges in the example

Unless they used a nut and bolt to re-attach the strap. I have a Luger with unusual wear due to a large rivet being used for one of the belt loops.
Never know.
DJU