Steve, my unsolicitated comments. I can see here that you are in a quandry about getting it refinished. I've been there too but in the end this is what I came up with. No knowing what you paid for it I'll assume $500, to get it refinished you're looking at about another $500 or so. Now you have a Luger that looks factory new except for the barrel being in poor condition, it don't compute. Lets suppose you decide to sell it at some time in the future, to make an honest description of the condition you really should apply the NRA condition codes--
http://www.armchairgunshow.com/Condi...ns.htm#antique
Ok, you have at least $1,000 invested in a pistol that you will be lucky to get $600 for if you can find a buyer that wants a refinished Luger and an honest grading of 'good' even tho it looks new, not a money making deal. On the other hand if you intend to keep it and want to impress you friends than forget the $$$ and go for a full restoration, the ones Thor does are incomparable. Looking at it this way might help you make up your mind, Personally I'd opt to put that restoration $$ in a box and wait for a really nice collectors piece to show up.