Strip nickel plating?

[MAngelo]

Originally Posted by postino

If it was a gift, and you are contemplating 'restoring' it, then it has no intrinsic value to you...

How do you know? Maybe I want it ' 'restored' ' because it has intrinsic value to me.

Originally Posted by postino

Why bother??? There are those who would pay approx the same amount as an original finish Luger for it...

I would like to find someone who would pay the same amount for this plated gun that an original finish Luger sells for....


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Thanks Ron for the info.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by MAngelo

How do you know? Maybe I want it ' 'restored' ' because it has intrinsic value to me.

Then you wouldn't be stripping the plating off it...

[MAngelo]

Originally Posted by postino

Then you wouldn't be stripping the plating off it...

Yes, I would.

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[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by MAngelo

I would like to find someone who would pay the same amount for this plated gun that an original finish Luger sells for....

You're not looking very hard...

Nickel

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=218787125 $995

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=217771063 $725

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=217295732 $820

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=217184320 $795

Chrome

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=222939098 $1150

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=221712721 $800

All completed auctions; final bids...

Buyers are out there...

And you can find 'unrestored' examples here on our site or on GB...For corresponding amounts...