Darn! I was hoping you would have some info on the painted Luger enigma. I know it was done because I have seen at least 7 or 8 Lugers with British pressure proofs that were coated with this black enamel, and that was over a period of several years. So I think it was a deliberate process, perhaps involving only a single lot of Lugers but it seems odd that one individual (me) would have the opportunity to see so many from a single lot.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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