Late Mauser small parts bluing

mrerick · 03-21-2012, 12:56 PM

Thanks for the compliments on the photos.

I shoot using a background of black low reflectance cloth called Duvtyne. The stage is a basic thing made up with CPVC plastic pipe and a backing board that curves from vertical to horizontal under the object being photographed.

I'm using a Nikon digital SLR with one of their fixed focal length 60mm Macro lenses. Light is a soft daylight balanced Fluorescent, and it could also be done outside in a shaded indirectly lighted area.

The dust and hair visible in some of the photos is courtesy of my Bearded Collie Dogs.

Marc

whcoyote · 03-21-2012, 10:12 PM

Side plate is correctly numbered - inside and out. The inside of the sideplate on WWII Mausers is one number higher than the first two numbers of the S/N - in this case one higher than the first number as it is a three-digit S/N. So "8" would be correct for the inside. As for authenticity, I can't say - only numbered correctly.

CJS57 · 06-19-2013, 08:04 PM

I have Mauser Banner dated 42 and serial 8300y, a fully matching and commercially proofed gun that I believe was assembled at Mauser before the end of the war with what ever parts were on hand. My gun also has some blued small parts that are normally in the white, muzzle, sideplate lever etc. I also see some almost matte areas but not as much as the subject gun. I see no sign of reblue on my gun either. Except as mentioned by others, I do believe some of the parts were re-blued by Mauser at Mauser before May 1945. Some of the stated opinions are trying to apply pre-war and mid-war rules to these late war commercial guns. In the late period the rules and practices were not so strict especially on commercial guns.

03-21-2012, 12:56 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Thanks for the compliments on the photos. I shoot using a background of black low reflectance cloth called Duvtyne. The stage is a basic thing made up with CPVC plastic pipe and a backing board that curves from vertical to horizontal under the object being photographed. I'm using a Nikon digital SLR with one of their fixed focal length 60mm Macro lenses. Light is a soft daylight balanced Fluorescent, and it could also be done outside in a shaded indirectly lighted area. The dust and hair visible in some of the photos is courtesy of my Bearded Collie Dogs. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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03-21-2012, 10:12 PM	#2
whcoyote User Join Date: May 2008 Location: SW Virginia Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Side plate is correctly numbered - inside and out. The inside of the sideplate on WWII Mausers is one number higher than the first two numbers of the S/N - in this case one higher than the first number as it is a three-digit S/N. So "8" would be correct for the inside. As for authenticity, I can't say - only numbered correctly.

06-19-2013, 08:04 PM	#3
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	I have Mauser Banner dated 42 and serial 8300y, a fully matching and commercially proofed gun that I believe was assembled at Mauser before the end of the war with what ever parts were on hand. My gun also has some blued small parts that are normally in the white, muzzle, sideplate lever etc. I also see some almost matte areas but not as much as the subject gun. I see no sign of reblue on my gun either. Except as mentioned by others, I do believe some of the parts were re-blued by Mauser at Mauser before May 1945. Some of the stated opinions are trying to apply pre-war and mid-war rules to these late war commercial guns. In the late period the rules and practices were not so strict especially on commercial guns.