1906 Argentine Navy Luger - refinishing questions

[markbritt]

I have been lucky enough to obtain a 1906 Argentina Contract Navy luger with 6 inch barrel and safety grip. The gun was purchased new in Argentina and remained in the family until the owners grandson (living in the US) was willed the gun. It took him some wrangling, but he successfully imported it into the US. The only problem is that the gun was reblued years ago in Argentina. The guy did a good job, but the normal 'strawed' luger parts (safety lever, ejector, mag catch, and locking bolt) are blued. The trigger is silver - probably had the straw buffed off. Aside from that, the gun is in great shape - all matching parts and grips. The magazine is Navy, but not numbered? The barrel has some Spanish writing on the top.

My question is this - were the safety lever, ejector, mag catch and locking bolt originally strawed? Since it has already been reblued, I was thinking of having them strawed so it would be back to original. Any help would be appreciated.

Also, any 'rough' idea on value for something like this? Here are a few pictures.


Additional Note: I have all the paperwork (about a 1/4" stack) showing the gun being exported from Argentina to the US. What a customs mess it was!! I will post more detailed pictures tonight.

Thanks,
Mark