black paint on a luger?

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Ron, I too have seen at least a dozen British proofed lugers with the baked on black enamel finish. The story that I got years ago from a Brit, was that his luger had to go thru the proof house to be legally registered to him and that for a slight additional charge, they added this finish, which probably looked good to a non-collector when new, before the enamel began to chip. Tom H.