Chrome Anyone?
 

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Tim

How many Lugers were chrome plated as opposed to nickle? I suspect many so called chrome jobs were actually nickle.

This one was CHROMED, it sat in my new nickel stripping solution for three days (I checked it regularly of course) with NO change in appearance. I really have not done enough of these to know though, but I have talked to probably a dozen individuals that wanted it done, they just sold the gun or decided later not to have the Luger restored. You also hear about P.38s being chromed or nickeled.
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My unscientific WAG is that more were nickled in germany than chromed, as they were in shambles and it seems that chroming would have been easier in late 1940's, early 1950's America than in Europe.

And I wonder how often people say chrome, and its actually nickle...

Ed

You say PATATO and I say POTATOE!
NICKEL-Symbol Ni A silvery, hard, ductile, ferromagnetic metallic element used in alloys, in corrosion-resistant surfaces and batteries, and for electroplating.
NICKLE-a 5 cent USA Coin
PICKLE-An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar OR
A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food OR
A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing OR
What I am getting myself into here! <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" />

it's oKaY I mispel thigs al der time, sos I justs lifes wit it <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" />

okay Ed, you spelled everything correctly, just dont know how you plate a Luger with a bunch of Nickles, or is it Nickels, heck, you got me cornfusticated now!

oh know, U sound lik jerY on calvary and cavlary (sp I am sure) :D

"Ed"ited! I thought better of my stupid comment

ahhh, Ted I thought it pretty darn funny, :D

Interesting, as the 5 cent piece can be spelled either way. Go to Google and put in "Jefferson Nickle" or "Jefferson Nickel", and information on the coin will come up for either spelling...