Since it is known if a pistol is repainted?

coto129 · 05-21-2010, 04:25 AM

Providing that I look in photographies at a luger or another pistol of collection, I try to quarrel if it is or is not repainted .. "reblued"?
There is some form or algun surround in I make concrete to know it?

Regards
Antonio

Ron Smith · 05-21-2010, 08:31 AM

Antonio,

Are you asking if it is possible to determine if a pistol has been reblued from photos?

Ron

alanint · 05-21-2010, 08:33 AM

Antonio,

Mostly through experience. Rust or salt blue produces a semi matte finish, not shiny or polished.
Look for sharp edges and complete stampings. Any use of a buffer wheel unless used very expertly will always show signs of having worn surfaces and especially edges on a firearm. On the Luger pistol, a dead giveaway are the two scallops on either side of the chamber, which cut off the sharp edges of the upper receiver as it meets the barrel assembly. These cuts produced very shallow angle changes in the metal's surface which are easely buffed out prior to a re bluing job. Any shiny or gloss surface should be immediately suspect.
Also, no loss or minor loss of blue, (excluding the rare minty example) will generally indicate a re finish. Look also for a red underlying color to the bluing under very bright light, which is correct but does not show up as obviously in a reblue.

05-21-2010, 04:25 AM	#1
coto129 User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sevilla (ESPAÑA) Posts: 82 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Since it is known if a pistol is repainted? Providing that I look in photographies at a luger or another pistol of collection, I try to quarrel if it is or is not repainted .. "reblued"? There is some form or algun surround in I make concrete to know it? Regards Antonio __________________ THERE IS NO IN THE WORLD LAND, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE SPANISH TOMB

05-21-2010, 08:31 AM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Antonio, Are you asking if it is possible to determine if a pistol has been reblued from photos? Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

05-21-2010, 08:33 AM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Antonio, Mostly through experience. Rust or salt blue produces a semi matte finish, not shiny or polished. Look for sharp edges and complete stampings. Any use of a buffer wheel unless used very expertly will always show signs of having worn surfaces and especially edges on a firearm. On the Luger pistol, a dead giveaway are the two scallops on either side of the chamber, which cut off the sharp edges of the upper receiver as it meets the barrel assembly. These cuts produced very shallow angle changes in the metal's surface which are easely buffed out prior to a re bluing job. Any shiny or gloss surface should be immediately suspect. Also, no loss or minor loss of blue, (excluding the rare minty example) will generally indicate a re finish. Look also for a red underlying color to the bluing under very bright light, which is correct but does not show up as obviously in a reblue.