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mrerick · 04-19-2015, 12:01 PM

Hi, and welcome to the forum from the Raleigh and Wilmington areas.

Some of the Lugers from 1939 had very thin salt blued finishes. This might have been one of them. The large "X" behind the serial number numeric digits on the left side of the receiver ahead of the trigger plate would indicate it was a Russian capture. It's also possible it was dip refinished, and then someone removed that finish.

Here's a picture of my 1939 with the thin finish for comparison to the appearance of your Luger (Note, I have since replaced the incorrect bakelite grips with proper unnumbered wooden ones...):

Marc

04-19-2015, 12:01 PM	#11
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Hi, and welcome to the forum from the Raleigh and Wilmington areas. Some of the Lugers from 1939 had very thin salt blued finishes. This might have been one of them. The large "X" behind the serial number numeric digits on the left side of the receiver ahead of the trigger plate would indicate it was a Russian capture. It's also possible it was dip refinished, and then someone removed that finish. Here's a picture of my 1939 with the thin finish for comparison to the appearance of your Luger (Note, I have since replaced the incorrect bakelite grips with proper unnumbered wooden ones...): Marc Attached Thumbnails __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.