</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">The side plate might look odd bead blasted, It leaves a textured finish and to keep it looking original a softer finish might look better.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Well that issue is now settled, if it gets engraved, it gets polished...
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">The engraving sounds really nice if you have someone handy that could do a good job without investing too much.....This would be the ideal pistol to add a trick or two to.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">The best thing is that my freind is a Guild level engraver, actually he is a triple threat in that he is stockmakers guild, engraving guild and the rifle makers guild...he cuts me a MAJOR break on engraving...and hes sort of psyched about doing a Luger...
The hardcest thing is that he wants a 400 grit polish but he can recut proofs and numbers if they get too light...lucky too that there is no pitting on the toggle so the crown will stay crisp...
I wasnt kidding about Oak leaves and acorns, this thing could end up looking like tuetonic nightmare... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Hes capable of it..
Maybe need some ivory grips too... <img border="0" alt="[burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> Still having no luck with the breech block? What did Tom Heller say? Jerry Burney
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Tom Heller sent me an email I am waiting to hear back from him...
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> you might try wet/dry paper on sanding blocks to maintain the flat surfaces, and roll the paper on a drill bit or similar object for the radiused sides around the lever housing. Very difficult to keep the factory look to a plate that has to be de-pitted, and a rounded, 'soft' plate really looks bad. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">No kidding its real tough, and Im having trouble getting the trigger lever out, any tips?
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">It will not be original looking-----but if you want some pretty straw----put a safety lever on the buffer and make it mirror bright. I could go into temperatures of each color etc---but that is covered in a chart somewhere in this forum. You will not care about the temp----it is color you want. Now my secret is out and my straw business of 20 years is gone!! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">OK your hired! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" />