P08 DWM 1913 named

saxman · 12-15-2002, 07:56 PM

Wonderful pictures, and it doesn't look reblued to me, unless it was a very careful rust blue, which is not the norm with reworks. Notice that the finish on the strawed parts is worn, but not blued. The visible springs look fire-blued, and I see no evidence of buffing. Admittedly, the finish far exceeds the grips, which are loose and very worn. They should normally look about the same for wear. Could they be non-original grips? Could someone have taken the better originals off the gun for some reason and replaced them with these? As usual, far too many questions to answer with the information at hand, but still a very nice-looking Luger, and perhaps better than thought.

12-15-2002, 07:56 PM	#11
saxman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 301 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wonderful pictures, and it doesn't look reblued to me, unless it was a very careful rust blue, which is not the norm with reworks. Notice that the finish on the strawed parts is worn, but not blued. The visible springs look fire-blued, and I see no evidence of buffing. Admittedly, the finish far exceeds the grips, which are loose and very worn. They should normally look about the same for wear. Could they be non-original grips? Could someone have taken the better originals off the gun for some reason and replaced them with these? As usual, far too many questions to answer with the information at hand, but still a very nice-looking Luger, and perhaps better than thought. __________________ You can lead 'em to the water, but you can't make 'em drink.