Nickled luger?

John Sabato · 08-17-2001, 11:29 AM

were only interested in a cosmetic improvement in order to get a better price for the old guns. I do not have knowledge of what process that they used, but if it really was a rusting process, then any method that would remove the "new" bluing should also remove the old bluing with prejudice... agents that will remove bluing usually don't discriminate betweem the two finishes.

I have read the posts on the P38 forum but fail to see how any blue finish could be left if the new blue was removed unless it is really dark parkerizing instead of blue.

In any event, if the finish has been tampered with, you cannot remove all traces of it, and FWIW I am of the opinion that condition of these "unblued" pieces should not be considered the same as "original" -

my $0.05's worth...

-John

08-17-2001, 11:29 AM	#18
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Ted, What I am suggesting is that perhaps the Russians... were only interested in a cosmetic improvement in order to get a better price for the old guns. I do not have knowledge of what process that they used, but if it really was a rusting process, then any method that would remove the "new" bluing should also remove the old bluing with prejudice... agents that will remove bluing usually don't discriminate betweem the two finishes. I have read the posts on the P38 forum but fail to see how any blue finish could be left if the new blue was removed unless it is really dark parkerizing instead of blue. In any event, if the finish has been tampered with, you cannot remove all traces of it, and FWIW I am of the opinion that condition of these "unblued" pieces should not be considered the same as "original" - my $0.05's worth... -John

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