Herman Goering's Personal Pistol

[Olle]

Originally Posted by alanint

Another question: are those the vestiges of Gold or Silver plating on the frame?, (if so, that might lend some creedence to the story) or were the these pistol's frames made of some alloy which would wear that much differently than the slide, whose blueing is largely intact?

I noticed that too, and I have seen the same effect on parts that are hardened differently. Haven't seen this on any other Walthers though, so I'm pretty sure it's something else... Could be plating, could be a mismatched pistol with a severely worn frame and a slide from Goering's stash of spare parts?