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mrerick · 12-14-2011, 04:45 PM

Ron and David, thanks for your thoughts on this...

This one actually looks better in person than in photographs. It is unique among the Lugers I've examined. I am confident that it is the original finish. The blue-black color shifting toward purple/plum would be consistent with the process variables mentioned.

It was, after all, 1939 - and I am sure Mauser was under pressure to produce these in greater quantity.

Marc

12-14-2011, 04:45 PM	#5
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Ron and David, thanks for your thoughts on this... This one actually looks better in person than in photographs. It is unique among the Lugers I've examined. I am confident that it is the original finish. The blue-black color shifting toward purple/plum would be consistent with the process variables mentioned. It was, after all, 1939 - and I am sure Mauser was under pressure to produce these in greater quantity. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.