1915 Chromed Erfurt- Questions and Pictures

[ViciousOutlaw]

Hello all,

My mother picked up a luger a couple of years ago and recently gifted it to me. Problem is that sometime in its life it was chromed and not well. My goal is to de chrome the gun and have it re blued.

Firstly I was wondering, should the gun be salt blued or hot blued? If you look closely at the bottom of the barrel you will see a s/42 between the SN and 883. Could the "original barrel" not be original? The proof mark seems to be right and the SN font does see to match.

Secondly, what parts should be strawed or left in the white?

Third, I am having troubles disassembling the breech lock assembly, side plate, and removing the recoil spring. Any suggestions gentlemen?

Fourth, I think the magazine is original but not sure. At some point someone thought it would be cool to replace the mag bottom with an aftermarket pearl/plastic one. Should the magazine be the color it is or should I also have it de chromed? and where should I drill the hole for the replacement wood bottom that I bought? The pearl/plastic bottom's hole was not done well and does not fit snuggly with the bottom of the magazine.

Finally, the locking bolt was broken at some point. Any ideas where I can find another locking bolt marked 86?

Thanks for all the help as well as a thank you to whoever posted the how to videos on wonderhowto.com. If you need more pictures feel free to ask.