Late Mauser small parts bluing

mrerick · 03-11-2012, 10:35 PM

I have a military proofed 42 dated Banner toggle Luger from early in the "g" block (715g) that has me pondering a bit.

It's been discussed here earlier just after I bought it.

I looked over it again the other night, and verified that the breech block was Stick Eagle over N proofed, while the receiver was E/135 military proofed.

I bought it as a re-blued gun. It has small parts that should be in the white. These include the recoil coupling link and the safety sear block bar. Both parts are deeply salt blued.

The color tone of the receiver looks deeper and more polished than the frame or barrel.

The pistol is so crisp and appears to have so little wear, handling or usage that I wonder why it would have been re-blued in the first place. The bore looks new. It's puzzling.

Has there ever been a record of the small parts like these being shipped from the factory as blued parts?

Marc

03-11-2012, 10:35 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Late Mauser small parts bluing I have a military proofed 42 dated Banner toggle Luger from early in the "g" block (715g) that has me pondering a bit. It's been discussed here earlier just after I bought it. I looked over it again the other night, and verified that the breech block was Stick Eagle over N proofed, while the receiver was E/135 military proofed. I bought it as a re-blued gun. It has small parts that should be in the white. These include the recoil coupling link and the safety sear block bar. Both parts are deeply salt blued. The color tone of the receiver looks deeper and more polished than the frame or barrel. The pistol is so crisp and appears to have so little wear, handling or usage that I wonder why it would have been re-blued in the first place. The bore looks new. It's puzzling. Has there ever been a record of the small parts like these being shipped from the factory as blued parts? Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.