1914 Luger - What should I do?

John Sabato · 08-28-2008, 09:30 AM

The guys have said it all. It would not be economically feasible to remove and refinish the gun in blue. It would surely cost more than the gun is worth.

My suggestions:

Keep the gun as a shooter just as it is in memory of your kind friend who left it to you. The nickle will perform it's job by keeping the gun more rust resistant.

You can carefully and judiciously remove the nickle plating from the rear sight's rear face with a very fine file. Then use a good cold-blue to blacken the rear face of the rear sight so it will be more easily seen when shooting.

Rather than removing the serations on the rear of the front sight, I would purchase a replacement front sight in blue to make the front sight more shooter friendly. You can sell the extra barrel if you like since if the original barrel is in good shape, it will last you a lifetime if you keep it clean...

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08-28-2008, 09:30 AM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	The guys have said it all. It would not be economically feasible to remove and refinish the gun in blue. It would surely cost more than the gun is worth. My suggestions: Keep the gun as a shooter just as it is in memory of your kind friend who left it to you. The nickle will perform it's job by keeping the gun more rust resistant. You can carefully and judiciously remove the nickle plating from the rear sight's rear face with a very fine file. Then use a good cold-blue to blacken the rear face of the rear sight so it will be more easily seen when shooting. Rather than removing the serations on the rear of the front sight, I would purchase a replacement front sight in blue to make the front sight more shooter friendly. You can sell the extra barrel if you like since if the original barrel is in good shape, it will last you a lifetime if you keep it clean... Welcome to the Lugerforum. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

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