I'm new here and i wish i had found this Forum long ago , because this place has a Man who knows Luger's. The trouble i have seen in taking a Luger to a Gunsmith who doesn't know a lot about them is , the end result of a Blue job is Red colored and not Blue.
I own Five Luger's , two of which i bought dirt cheap, and the Metal in them was in immaculate original condition .
Except the previous owners took them to a place to have them refinished, and they got back a Wine colored to bright red and orange, almost 1960s Hippy's looking pistol.
I stripped one of them down , to white metal because i couldn't stand to see it suffering any longer like that.
I used a cold blue on them then because they now were only good as shooters ,and the one from Brownell's worked great ,and it was an even color and not miss matching everywhere.
Except it wears off easily like any cold blue will , but i sprayed a light coat of Dura Coat Clear on them then used 0000 steel wool to remove the sheen ,and they look good and the finish doesn't wear off.
Except this is not a Blue Job by any Means ,but its far better than the Psychedelic nightmare they once were .
So i will need to be talking to this Thor Fellow now !
They are both Mauser's , One is a 1936 and the other one ,the nicest one is a 1940.