Light Salt Bluing - Almost Translucent
My 1939 42 code Mauser Luger has a finish that is quite a bit more thinly blued than my other salt blued Lugers. The appearance is almost translucent.
Were there periods when the Mauser factory produced more thinly blued pistols, or is this likely the result of someone trying to clean it and removing the bluing?
I've attached a representative picture of the receiver top and toggle. The tone of the bluing darkens depending on the angle of light...
Marc
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