1916-1917 Navy Receiver Proofs

Jerry Harris · 07-17-2002, 01:40 AM

Some impulse (probably unwise) just makes me want to say this for the record. It's hard to understand why any sensible person would stamp a blued surface. Stamping is a locally violent process guaranteed to disrupt the soft, ultra-thin film and invite the corrosion which bluing (even rust bluing) is supposed to inhibit.

Since bluing has no effect on any functional aspect of a gun, I would order MY Luger factory to do all the inspecting, testing and proofing of the barrel/receiver assembly in the white, field strip the gun, polish, blue, reassemble and ship. So there...I feel better now.

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07-17-2002, 01:40 AM	#23
Jerry Harris User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Some impulse (probably unwise) just makes me want to say this for the record. It's hard to understand why any sensible person would stamp a blued surface. Stamping is a locally violent process guaranteed to disrupt the soft, ultra-thin film and invite the corrosion which bluing (even rust bluing) is supposed to inhibit. Since bluing has no effect on any functional aspect of a gun, I would order MY Luger factory to do all the inspecting, testing and proofing of the barrel/receiver assembly in the white, field strip the gun, polish, blue, reassemble and ship. So there...I feel better now.