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Unread 05-24-2017, 10:51 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Major Tom View Post
Reading from my books on luger manufacture, when the extractor was blued the color changed to various reds/oranges due to the steel being 'spring steel'. I like the color on mine instead of the bare metal finish.
I believe I can safely say that no original extractors are "bare metal"; all were either blue and the 1900 types strawed.

Some of the Blued ones are a little "red", but not because they are spring steel, but due to steel/bluing salt composition.

Now if you mean ejector- they are spring steel and again either blue or straw, the only time one is "bare" is if all the finish is worn away.
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