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Hugh · 05-29-2001, 10:59 PM

I think they were heat treated to a higher temp than the strawed parts, to come out a brighter blue than the "blued" parts. Although the parts on the later Mauser guns that were salt blued appear to be salt blued also.

05-29-2001, 10:59 PM	#4
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	Re: Extractor question I think they were heat treated to a higher temp than the strawed parts, to come out a brighter blue than the "blued" parts. Although the parts on the later Mauser guns that were salt blued appear to be salt blued also.