Hi Zeke... Welcome to the Lugerforum if no one has done that yet...
The small parts of your military Luger should be blue and not strawed. Mauser factory discontinued the strawing of small parts for military production in 1937 when then switched from rust blue to hot salt blue to save money...
In collector circles the guns is reduced in value by about 20 percent if it has any parts that are not original to the gun... Unless the finish of the pistol is really worn, I would post photos of the gun and let some of the experts comment on whether or not you should refinish it... if that is your decision, you can't go wrong with Thor doing the refinish... He is top notch... and well worth the wait... Your gun should make a fine shooter... since the Mauser guns were made with the latest metallurgy available during the military production...
Show us some photos please!
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regards, -John S
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