Buffing Wheel
Restoration depends on who does the restoration. I have seen work that makes the Luger look like "New In Box". But I believe that anybody who turns a buffing wheel on a Luger should have their fingers cut off, if not worse. They have absolutely destroyed the gun by doing a down and dirty quicky job. Good restoration is a work of art and many just do not have the talent or the focus on detail. Detail such as using the appropriate type of bluing.
Restoring a Luger can also hide counterfeiting to jack up the price. I don't know how many times I have seen beautiful Lugers destroyed by guys etching in unit marks and then rebluing the gun.
A well done restoration is not such a bad thing. But there are just too many hackers out there who butcher good Lugers. I would never buy a Luger thats been restored without physically inspecting the gun first. I have been burned too many times by hackers.
Big Norm
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