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Luke · 06-20-2002, 06:15 PM

This area has been a frustrating and questionable subject for me since I started collecting Lugers. [img]frown.gif[/img]

Example 1: I have a 1942 byf which does not appear to have been reblued, except for the barrel. I note that the serial number on the barrel is smoothly finished with no halo effect at all. Does that mean that it has been buffed and reblued?

Example 2: On the other hand, I have a 1915 DWM which has a clear, crisp halo around each digit in the serial number on the barrel.

It would be really helpful to know which guns had which numbers stamped on BEFORE and AFTER finishing and bluing. Does anyone know of a reference book which covers that? Do we have enough collective knowledge on the Forum to create such a list? [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]

Luke

06-20-2002, 06:15 PM	#7
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 7 Posts	This area has been a frustrating and questionable subject for me since I started collecting Lugers. [img]frown.gif[/img] Example 1: I have a 1942 byf which does not appear to have been reblued, except for the barrel. I note that the serial number on the barrel is smoothly finished with no halo effect at all. Does that mean that it has been buffed and reblued? Example 2: On the other hand, I have a 1915 DWM which has a clear, crisp halo around each digit in the serial number on the barrel. It would be really helpful to know which guns had which numbers stamped on BEFORE and AFTER finishing and bluing. Does anyone know of a reference book which covers that? Do we have enough collective knowledge on the Forum to create such a list? [img]rolleyes.gif[/img] Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther