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Unread 08-10-2011, 08:11 AM   #19
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Hi Alf, Some variation in the color of Mauser's salt blued (mid 1937 onwards) guns is common. It was either due to depletion of the chemical bath, temperature variation or both. Sometimes one sees plum colored parts also. Best regards, Norm
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