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Doubs · 08-26-2003, 01:01 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Dwight Gruber:
As far as a "standard" finish is concerned, a WAG might be that salt blue remained "standard", and the phosphate finish was specified by the Portuguese in the purchase contract. --Dwight<hr /></blockquote>No argument from me on the salt blue "standard" at the time when the Portugese byf 42 Lugers were made. Indeed, Portugese byf Lugers are found with both types of finish (salt blue and phosphate) but "standard" in 1923 when the Finnish contract was being filled by DWM was rust blue. Perhaps my first post wasn't clear to that effect but that's what I meant to say.

08-26-2003, 01:01 AM	#8
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Dwight Gruber: <strong>As far as a "standard" finish is concerned, a WAG might be that salt blue remained "standard", and the phosphate finish was specified by the Portuguese in the purchase contract. --Dwight</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">No argument from me on the salt blue "standard" at the time when the Portugese byf 42 Lugers were made. Indeed, Portugese byf Lugers are found with both types of finish (salt blue and phosphate) but "standard" in 1923 when the Finnish contract was being filled by DWM was rust blue. Perhaps my first post wasn't clear to that effect but that's what I meant to say.