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Luke · 08-10-2002, 07:17 AM

Wes,

Philosophically, I agree with your comments, but in some cases restoration can be a positive action.

Case in point: Last year I found a 1918 DWM at a local gun show which was mechanically flawless . . . . except that someone had SALT blued the entire Luger, including the strawed parts.

I bought it at a very good price and asked Ted Green (Thor) to restore it. He did so; and, because the underlying metal was unblemished, it now looks like a factory-fresh 1918 DWM.

Luke

08-10-2002, 07:17 AM	#3
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 7 Posts	Wes, Philosophically, I agree with your comments, but in some cases restoration can be a positive action. Case in point: Last year I found a 1918 DWM at a local gun show which was mechanically flawless . . . . except that someone had SALT blued the entire Luger, including the strawed parts. I bought it at a very good price and asked Ted Green (Thor) to restore it. He did so; and, because the underlying metal was unblemished, it now looks like a factory-fresh 1918 DWM. Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther