Batt, Since your 1937 has the "rust blued" finish, your use of steel wool is not too different than the original "carting" off the original rusting using a stainless steel wheel. Don't try that on a later hot dipped luger, as the results would be many bad scratches. I've been told for years the the "white" safety marking was originally done with "white lead" (paint?). IMHO, best to just do a normal after shooting oiling to maintain the original finish. TH
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