Discretionary Blueing

[alvin]

Originally Posted by JTD

Alvin, I have to disagree. Many of the "new" manufacture commercial DWM of the post war era were very well fit/finished. This was an era where craftsmanship was still an important part of manufacturing firearms. Reworks may have suffered a bit though. John

John, I definitely agree that post WWI DWMs were very well made. But the finish of 1920s was not on the same level of 1900s. As you mentioned, 1920s was an era craftsmanship still being important. One natural question, why did finish quality drop//. That observation is not limited to DWM, Mauser was same. Post WWI Bolos were well made, much better finished than wartime, "Red 9", but in average, they are not at the same finish level of those made in 1900s. Supposedly, they were made by same group of people. What happened? Attitude on life changed, culture changed, market changed, or process changed? Something changed....