S/42 1937 opinion needed

John Winter · 06-04-2008, 06:13 PM

Alvin,
Thanks for the info and the great pix. Were you firing corrosive-primed ammunition? I can't recall ever having seen a 1937 vintage Luger in either rust or salt blue, that was unfired and I guess Alberto is concerned as to what a correct restoration of the Mauser manufacturing process would be (his muzzle crown is blue). Hopefully, someone on the forum has one. Fortunately, there are enough unissued byf P.38's and 98K's in collections with intact bluing on their muzzles to at least begin to form a hypothesis as to whether or not muzzle crowns left that factory blued.

06-04-2008, 06:13 PM	#13
John Winter User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Alvin, Thanks for the info and the great pix. Were you firing corrosive-primed ammunition? I can't recall ever having seen a 1937 vintage Luger in either rust or salt blue, that was unfired and I guess Alberto is concerned as to what a correct restoration of the Mauser manufacturing process would be (his muzzle crown is blue). Hopefully, someone on the forum has one. Fortunately, there are enough unissued byf P.38's and 98K's in collections with intact bluing on their muzzles to at least begin to form a hypothesis as to whether or not muzzle crowns left that factory blued. __________________ JRW

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