Luger disaster

Rjennings · 08-25-2002, 08:21 PM

A disaster of major proportion has happened. I have a new collector grade 1940 Mauser, from Ralph Shattuck. A former friend, while I was away, thought to oil it for me. Whatever he used, destoyed it's value. Sent Thor pictures, but he doesn't do salt blue. The damage is to the bacj rught side of the frame, the blue is gone about the size of a dime. I haven't figured the way to post pictures, so if anyone has adivce I can E-Mail photos of the damage. Can anyone offer any advice, short of condolences for a reblue of the area of the frame? I know the collecters value is destroyed, but it is a perfect weapon otherwise and I want to restore. I understand I could destroy the proofs by reblueing and don't want that to happen.

08-25-2002, 08:21 PM	#1
Rjennings User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Luger disaster A disaster of major proportion has happened. I have a new collector grade 1940 Mauser, from Ralph Shattuck. A former friend, while I was away, thought to oil it for me. Whatever he used, destoyed it's value. Sent Thor pictures, but he doesn't do salt blue. The damage is to the bacj rught side of the frame, the blue is gone about the size of a dime. I haven't figured the way to post pictures, so if anyone has adivce I can E-Mail photos of the damage. Can anyone offer any advice, short of condolences for a reblue of the area of the frame? I know the collecters value is destroyed, but it is a perfect weapon otherwise and I want to restore. I understand I could destroy the proofs by reblueing and don't want that to happen.