Uncle left me his wwll Luger
 

My Uncle and Aunt left me the Luger my Uncle brought back from the war. It has no rust and well over 90% of the blue. It has a holster with a clip holder with a full clip in the holster and a empty clip in the gun. I took rem. oil and sprayed it down so it would not rust with all the handling it is getting now. I would like to know what I can do or how to clean and protect the gun and holster from any new damage. It has all matching number parts(147)and it is a p.08 with byf and 47 on the toggle inscription. I would like nothing to happen to this gun because it meant so much to my Uncle and my Uncle meant so much to me. If anyone is interested in helping me out my email addr. is <john@johnhenderson.net>
Thank You

Hi John..!

First and foremost - WELCOME to the LugerForum!

Second, when you enter the site here: http://www.lugerforum.com/ - on the left side, you will see a menu, just click on the "Technical Information" link, and that will help you understand how to strip and assemble your byf. You may want to do that to give it a good cleaning, inspection and lubrication...

A couple of notes here before the others help you out with their comments/advice....

If you have wood grips on your byf, keep the oil/lubricant away from them... As well, keep the oil away from the holster...

Also - after handling it - you may want to do a quick wipe-down with a gun cloth, which will remove the excess rem-oil and acid left from hands as it is handled...

Best to you - and welcome again!

Well I guess I have already messed up. When I sprayed the gun with the teflon rem oil I sprayed the wood grips because they did not look like they had a finish to them so how do I get the oil off them or did I screw them up for good?
Let me know
John

John, same thing John D said, on your left is also a FAQ and there is a section on cleaning grips. I would imagine that just some soap and water, or murpheys oil soap or simple green, all not abrasive and easy on the wood would take any oil right out, then just let them completely dry before putting back onto the gun :)

Ed

John H., I have scrubbed down several sets of filthy grips in the kitchen sink using a tooth brush and Lysol 'Direct' which is a pretty good grease eater. When they are finished they look a horrible greyish color but when completely dry the normal color will return. When they are dry I put a couple of coats of Birchwood Casey Gun Stock Wax on them using a tooth brush, wipe them dry, then buff with another tooth brush. A word of caution here though, if the pistol looks well used, the grips should also look well used. A battle weary Luger with nice clean grips instantly raises a warning flag, something is not right, if you get the drift of what I'm saying. Most of mine are shooters so it doesn't really make much difference as to the appearance, if the pistol is refinished go ahead and do the grips too.

John D., I love your avitar, great one!!