Plum Import marked

Ted · 04-19-2001, 06:01 PM

Did any of the recent dipped blued Lugers come out Plum.

I have a 1940 /42 shooter and the barrel is blue but the reciever/toggle is plum red? Just wonder if this is a redip or original, must be redip becasue the finish is 100%. Don't know if I am going to reblue again or leave it.

Ted

04-19-2001, 08:29 PM

Ted,

Over the years, I have seen many '38, '39. and early 1940 Lugers that had the plum-cast to the forward area of the barreled receiver; sometimes including all of the receiver. I have never seen one, where I knew Mauser did the work, that had a plum-colored toggle-train. Only exception being an occassional plum extractor on an other-wise all blue pistol. This is certainly not to say there is not an original one out there with a plum train; just doubtful in my experience. Perhaps, this is one that was re-finished over here, and the bath was allowed to get too hot. If a re-blue; should be easy to spot. Blue plunger on the sear bar, blue trigger lever in the sideplate, blue recoil spring........the usual things the guys don't take apart.

Milt Keller · 04-19-2001, 10:11 PM

Picture?

Milt

Ted · 04-19-2001, 10:34 PM

i will check those,Trigger Lever is BLUE, plunger is white, recoil spring is white! Sounds like a replacement (it has that purty electric pencil (not) etch number) Thanks Joe!

Ted · 04-19-2001, 11:25 PM

Eye CAINT tak pikturs, donut how!

John Sabato · 04-20-2001, 10:36 AM

While you at it send me the shooter. IF you can't take pictures I don't want you messing with loaded guns either Ted!

Ted · 04-20-2001, 11:16 AM

nope, eye am trien 2 lurn et gud, knead mower praktis, eye knead 2 kep meye shoetrrs 2 kep dem revuners aweigh. now play nice!

Hugh · 04-20-2001, 07:01 PM

Ahm shor glad thet Ted is finly lernin to spel kerectly!

04-19-2001, 06:01 PM	#1
Ted User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SC Posts: 726 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Plum Import marked Did any of the recent dipped blued Lugers come out Plum. I have a 1940 /42 shooter and the barrel is blue but the reciever/toggle is plum red? Just wonder if this is a redip or original, must be redip becasue the finish is 100%. Don't know if I am going to reblue again or leave it. Ted

04-19-2001, 08:29 PM	#2
Joe DeLong Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Plum Import marked Ted, Over the years, I have seen many '38, '39. and early 1940 Lugers that had the plum-cast to the forward area of the barreled receiver; sometimes including all of the receiver. I have never seen one, where I knew Mauser did the work, that had a plum-colored toggle-train. Only exception being an occassional plum extractor on an other-wise all blue pistol. This is certainly not to say there is not an original one out there with a plum train; just doubtful in my experience. Perhaps, this is one that was re-finished over here, and the bath was allowed to get too hot. If a re-blue; should be easy to spot. Blue plunger on the sear bar, blue trigger lever in the sideplate, blue recoil spring........the usual things the guys don't take apart.

04-19-2001, 10:11 PM	#3
Milt Keller User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Plum Import marked Picture? Milt

04-19-2001, 10:34 PM	#4
Ted User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SC Posts: 726 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Plum Import marked i will check those,Trigger Lever is BLUE, plunger is white, recoil spring is white! Sounds like a replacement (it has that purty electric pencil (not) etch number) Thanks Joe!

04-19-2001, 11:25 PM	#5
Ted User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SC Posts: 726 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Plum Import marked Eye CAINT tak pikturs, donut how!

04-20-2001, 10:36 AM	#6
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Better send me that Nikon then and I make good use of it. While you at it send me the shooter. IF you can't take pictures I don't want you messing with loaded guns either Ted!

04-20-2001, 11:16 AM	#7
Ted User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SC Posts: 726 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Better send me that Nikon then and I make good use of it. nope, eye am trien 2 lurn et gud, knead mower praktis, eye knead 2 kep meye shoetrrs 2 kep dem revuners aweigh. now play nice!

04-20-2001, 07:01 PM	#8
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	Re: Better send me that Nikon then and I make good use of it. Ahm shor glad thet Ted is finly lernin to spel kerectly!

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