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BILL · 06-27-2001, 05:34 PM

No offense intended on what the discoloration to the finish was caused by. It is just that over the years I have seen many Lugers that, due to improper storage, have had a poor finish. Often the seller of a pistol will point out that it is probably from blood. I have also seen cowboy pistols with grips that look like somebody nailed barbed wire with them. Somehow this gets translated into 'notches' filed for all the guys the original 'gunslinger' had to kill in the saloons. Bottom line, there is a lot of hype and myth that go along with the gun collecting business.

06-27-2001, 05:34 PM	#8
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pitting on the frame side can probably be attributed to being No offense intended on what the discoloration to the finish was caused by. It is just that over the years I have seen many Lugers that, due to improper storage, have had a poor finish. Often the seller of a pistol will point out that it is probably from blood. I have also seen cowboy pistols with grips that look like somebody nailed barbed wire with them. Somehow this gets translated into 'notches' filed for all the guys the original 'gunslinger' had to kill in the saloons. Bottom line, there is a lot of hype and myth that go along with the gun collecting business.