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Vlim · 05-25-2008, 05:45 PM

Vince,

Not really. The original rust blue Lugers had an unblued muzzle end.
Personally I think it had to do with the blueing method. The barrels were suspended in a fixture and the barrel ends plugged. This probably made reaching the muzzle end difficult or impossible, hence, no blue there.

05-25-2008, 05:45 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Vince, Not really. The original rust blue Lugers had an unblued muzzle end. Personally I think it had to do with the blueing method. The barrels were suspended in a fixture and the barrel ends plugged. This probably made reaching the muzzle end difficult or impossible, hence, no blue there.