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Unread 11-16-2007, 11:01 AM   #5
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Does your Luger have British proof marks? If it does, that black enamel that they use is really tough to remove. It took me 3 days with 0000 steel wool, acetone and I have forgotten what else to remove it from a Luger back in the 70's. But, on the other hand, once it was off, I had a 95% original finish lurking under there.
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