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Originally posted by Frank
Next I suppose you'll be telling me that Navy Lugers were chrome plated to prevent the salt sea air from corroding the metal parts!!!!
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That's exactly what I'm saying!
The chrome plating worked so well, U-boat captains were known to chrome plate their faces:
As you can see, the plating was much more effective on the lugers. The U-boat captains went from "just plain grumpy" to "shiny and grumpy"
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Jack