1917 Artillery Luger Pics - Reblued?

[Frank H.]

Hi, "newbie" Frank Harvey in L.A. here, I've moved a topic here from "General Discussions" that started on the aspect of original Lugers and parts to replace to not damage them if they are going to be fired, on that thread I mentioned I got my first Luger and it looked to be "dead mint".

Maybe I bought a reblue? This is my very first Luger purchase, a 1917 Artillery Luger, my first reaction when I initially saw it (shipped from out of state, not-great photos prior to purchase), was "wow, much better condition than I expected".

All numbers match, wood bottom mag number matches, numbers inside both grips match, bore is very crisp and no pitting or noticeable wear, grip diamonds sharp, BUT, some suggestions were made that it might be re-worked a bit did get me wondering, and we can discuss that in this thread.

I lightly rubbed the gun down with Breakfree and photos taken at night with flash, in person it's not as dark / deep blue, in person it seems to me to be the more usual old DWM blue, but IS it a re-finished job... Some aspects seem dead mint and not with some of the usual re-blue tip-offs, a few other aspects have me wondering.

I appreciate in advance everyone's thoughts on this, here's the best photo's I could do, sized down and compressed for minimum file size, thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions!

Frank H. in L.A. (I figured out the thumbnails, so click for large images).

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