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Unread 11-19-2011, 07:31 AM   #2
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Here's a recent post on "strawed" parts, found through the "Search" function...

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Originally Posted by alanint View Post
On earlier Lugers, (mid 1937 and older) the trigger, takedown lever, safety, magazine release and ejector are all a light golden color, versus all blue on the later guns. These parts are descriped as being "strawed" . Look through the site's archives for good photos using "straw" as a search.
There is a thread here somewhere [Search] on home-strawing using simple tools found in any decent hardware store...
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