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sheepherder · 03-08-2009, 07:29 AM

I hesitate to stray off-topic...but has anyone tried Parkerizing their [old, not collectible] Luger???

I've read that the Finnish Lahti's were Parked when arsenal refinished; I have one, and it looks good (but I'm not 100% sure whether it's Parked or blued). I have Parkerizing capability here (AR-15 man!), but not blueing.

My "shooter" Luger was re-blued in the past, and looks good. I'd like to match my new in-the-white barrel to it, rather than strip and re-do the whole pistol.

The main issue in Parkerizing it is that I'm not sure how good it would look just scrubbed and Parked; versus bead-blasting and Parking. All my AR-15's have been [fine] sand blasted before Parkerizing; but I'd like to keep the Luger flats shiny, not rough.

03-08-2009, 07:29 AM	#14
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I hesitate to stray off-topic...but has anyone tried Parkerizing their [old, not collectible] Luger??? I've read that the Finnish Lahti's were Parked when arsenal refinished; I have one, and it looks good (but I'm not 100% sure whether it's Parked or blued). I have Parkerizing capability here (AR-15 man!), but not blueing. My "shooter" Luger was re-blued in the past, and looks good. I'd like to match my new in-the-white barrel to it, rather than strip and re-do the whole pistol. The main issue in Parkerizing it is that I'm not sure how good it would look just scrubbed and Parked; versus bead-blasting and Parking. All my AR-15's have been [fine] sand blasted before Parkerizing; but I'd like to keep the Luger flats shiny, not rough.