How do you turn This into THIS?

[Levi 42]

Originally Posted by Leif Thoreson

Forgive me, I'm new to this, what type of bluing is that. I've seen the words "straw" bluing and "Rust" bluing and "cold" bluing being using in different forums..

Leif.......to help answer your question, the finish on my Luger is "salt bluing". If you check Thors website you will see where he lists the proper bluing for each particular Luger. Mine is a 39 Code 42 Mauser.