To rework or not....Rare Luger???

[Thor]

Well gents.....the Luger in question sure sparked an interesting thread. I think the Luger itself is not most interesting but the thread that followed about reworks and collectibles, This poor Luger is a salt blued 1918 DWM with all the small parts salt blued too. Of course only the very newcomers into the Luger collecting/shooting world would not know that it is incorrect for that variation, but being a shooter it really wouldnt matter except the owner wanted it returned to a strawed/rust blue configuration. The side frame inscription is pretty crude and as you can see says BAVARIA RURAL POLICE which is funny, why would the Germans do this so crudely or in English! Anyway, it is funny and sad what some people will do to a Luger. This will be taken off and luckily it is NOT very deep into the metal. Thanks for the string it was very interesting! The good news is there really is not a treasure Luger that might have been destroyed! I look for these guns, and if I see an original gun that is a collectible it is normally returned to the owner with nothing done to it after a nice long phone call so nice pieces can be saved! ~Thor~




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