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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? |
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 |
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 |
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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