The Mini-Maglight Test

Thor · 11-05-2002, 01:08 PM

Just to add a little to the discussion.
1. I dont normally hi polish Lugers or even moderate polish a Luger unless the client asked for it, I feel the military weapons were pretty polished to a coarser polish and the ones I do like that "look right".
2. Some modern day salt blues are very very dark black and I dont feel the older blues on original Mausers were that black. They look greyer to me but a black/gray. The one I did for Dwight was the modern day black I call DARTH VADER black.
3. An interesting observation-many times when stripping the bluing off different Lugers I notice that some of them MUST have had a different blue on different parts as some is hard to remove chemically and some disappears almost instantly. I think there are more parts guns in circulation than most people think.

11-05-2002, 01:08 PM	#3
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 971 Times in 277 Posts	Just to add a little to the discussion. 1. I dont normally hi polish Lugers or even moderate polish a Luger unless the client asked for it, I feel the military weapons were pretty polished to a coarser polish and the ones I do like that "look right". 2. Some modern day salt blues are very very dark black and I dont feel the older blues on original Mausers were that black. They look greyer to me but a black/gray. The one I did for Dwight was the modern day black I call DARTH VADER black. 3. An interesting observation-many times when stripping the bluing off different Lugers I notice that some of them MUST have had a different blue on different parts as some is hard to remove chemically and some disappears almost instantly. I think there are more parts guns in circulation than most people think. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."