Very interesting Weimar magazine

Edward Tinker · 09-30-2021, 01:48 PM

I was doing some of our famous horse trading with GT a few weeks ago, and he sent me this.
Looking at it close, it appears 'etched"? It is like a ghost marking, but looks correct to my eyes and GT's.
Mind you, it is very light and you can't feel anything with your finger.

Comments?

DonVoigt · 10-01-2021, 09:21 AM

Cool.
Electro pencil marking that was subsequently sanded. JMHO.

G.T. · 10-01-2021, 01:34 PM

I have looked at this for quite a while, and I've come to the conclusion that the numbers were painted on, or an ink used that over time, the vehicle in the ink, or paint, etched the aluminum permanently? I'll bet it was nice looking, and bold, when new...

.... How it's held in the light has a bit to do with how it looks as well, it is really kind of neat in hand... But, correct for when and by whom? best to all, til....lat'r.....GT

Edward Tinker · 10-01-2021, 01:41 PM

yes GT - and I should have said, getting a picture was a bit tricky, you can see it with your eyes as you turn it side to side, but used a flash for one and ambient light for the next picture

Mac Cat · 10-01-2021, 01:50 PM

some primer paints will etch metals, particularly aluminum zinc-chromate used on aircraft.

Edward Tinker · 10-01-2021, 01:52 PM

Mac, thats interesting!

Ed

ithacaartist · 10-02-2021, 01:19 PM

A primer for galvanized material has been around since at least the 70s. You'd mix in a tablespoon or so of water, which activated its acidic properties.

There's a category of paint now called "DTM," or "direct to metal." It's primer and finish all in one, and I use it on exterior ironwork such as the railings I fabricate and install.

My vote, however, is for the electropencil/sanding...

Heinz · 10-02-2021, 09:07 PM

It looks like a marking-related etch or shadow to me also.

09-30-2021, 01:48 PM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,929 Thanks: 2,029 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Very interesting Weimar magazine I was doing some of our famous horse trading with GT a few weeks ago, and he sent me this. Looking at it close, it appears 'etched"? It is like a ghost marking, but looks correct to my eyes and GT's. Mind you, it is very light and you can't feel anything with your finger. Comments? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

10-01-2021, 09:21 AM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Cool. Electro pencil marking that was subsequently sanded. JMHO. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

10-01-2021, 01:34 PM	#3
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,506 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 3,653 Times in 1,004 Posts	strange numbers I have looked at this for quite a while, and I've come to the conclusion that the numbers were painted on, or an ink used that over time, the vehicle in the ink, or paint, etched the aluminum permanently? I'll bet it was nice looking, and bold, when new... .... How it's held in the light has a bit to do with how it looks as well, it is really kind of neat in hand... But, correct for when and by whom? best to all, til....lat'r.....GT

10-02-2021, 01:19 PM	#7
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,339 Thanks: 7,263 Thanked 2,564 Times in 1,362 Posts	A primer for galvanized material has been around since at least the 70s. You'd mix in a tablespoon or so of water, which activated its acidic properties. There's a category of paint now called "DTM," or "direct to metal." It's primer and finish all in one, and I use it on exterior ironwork such as the railings I fabricate and install. My vote, however, is for the electropencil/sanding... __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

10-01-2021, 01:41 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,929 Thanks: 2,029 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	yes GT - and I should have said, getting a picture was a bit tricky, you can see it with your eyes as you turn it side to side, but used a flash for one and ambient light for the next picture

10-01-2021, 01:50 PM	#5
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 724 Thanks: 2,086 Thanked 604 Times in 326 Posts	some primer paints will etch metals, particularly aluminum zinc-chromate used on aircraft.

10-01-2021, 01:52 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,929 Thanks: 2,029 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Mac, thats interesting! Ed

10-02-2021, 09:07 PM	#8
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	It looks like a marking-related etch or shadow to me also.