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Unread 12-14-2014, 11:51 AM   #7
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Yes - I also have Mauser made Lugers from WW-II that show the plum colors.

A few years ago, I got a couple of Bavarian / Austrian re-issued M1 Carbines that show the deepest plum coloring of any metal I have. These were redone sometime after the end of WW-II through the 1960s.....

Here's a quick picture:

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