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Bob in OH 03-04-2003 10:39 PM

TWO newbie questions??
 
Having just snagged three Mauser lugers...I am trying to prioritize their quality.

Q1. In short, whould you rather have a piece with a matching mag at 85% or a 95+% gun with m/m mag??

Q.2. I read about "straw" and assume this is the percent of buff color remaining on the grips? is this correct? and how desirable is this in assessing quality?

lugerholsterrepair 03-04-2003 10:46 PM

Bob, Always preferable to me is an original matching mag.

Straw is the golden color of various metal parts on early Lugers that were not blued but heat treated to a gold or straw color. Trigger, safety lever,takedown lever to name a few. Made the pistol look very striking but has nothing to do with the wood grips.

Jerry Burney

Edward Tinker 03-04-2003 10:53 PM

Q1, I don't "have to have matching magazines, but would rather;
1. Have a matching mag gun compared to a non-matching mag gun
2. Have a gun with real history than some gun that has sat in the desk drawer (but unless it has real provenance, then I would take a 95% gun over a 85% gun anyday, you can always find a magazine made in the same time period, i.e. a 7245b gun and find a b magazine later

Jerry amswered the strawing part for Q2

Thor 03-04-2003 10:59 PM

Takedown Lever, thumb safety, magazine release button, trigger, ejector were normally strawed on many 1900-1937 Lugers and a very few after 1937.
Luger with STRAWED PARTS-Click Here to View


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