need help stripping a 1912 Erfurt for re-finish

sthomp · 12-27-2013, 12:40 AM

John, Jerry and CAP...your comments are much appreciated. Yes, Danner turned these parts exactly to the commitment he gave me. just a bit over a month. Charles had done another quickie re-blue of a trigger side plate a year or two ago,,,same result...on time and done well.

rhuff · 12-27-2013, 04:58 PM

That is one beautiful Luger!! You have to be ecstatic over the end results. I know that I sure would be. You hung in there with it and now you can reap the benefits of the final results. Congrats!!

This Danner fella does some excellent work.

G.T. · 12-29-2013, 05:08 PM

Is a re-blue Luger like this, not a restoration, but just a nice clean re-blue re-straw effort, worth the price??... Or, in other words, what would someone pay for a "Ready to go! Nice shoot'in Luger?" Everyone always wants the $600.00 shooter, but problem is, they're always made for the scraps of scraps... They could never be economically restored even with the best efforts at the lowest prices.. On the other hand, a miss-match decent donor unit, and maybe a few decent parts, with all tuned to work as new, and look at least, like a nice Luger should, could maybe have a nitch market?? So, you don't chase every ding, and the blue and straw are nice, but maybe not perfect...
I don't want to even suggest that a gun like this compares to a full blown restoration, and I don't think the gentlemen that do the outstanding restoration work we've seen here, can ever charge enough, compared to the time spent on task...
But, most every one likes a nice shooter?... Let me know your thoughts on it, I know how much effort went into this Erfurt.. and I was amazed at the result... Maybe there will be more?/... best to all, til...lat'r....GT

12-29-2013, 05:08 PM	#3
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	OK, here's my question??? Is a re-blue Luger like this, not a restoration, but just a nice clean re-blue re-straw effort, worth the price??... Or, in other words, what would someone pay for a "Ready to go! Nice shoot'in Luger?" Everyone always wants the $600.00 shooter, but problem is, they're always made for the scraps of scraps... They could never be economically restored even with the best efforts at the lowest prices.. On the other hand, a miss-match decent donor unit, and maybe a few decent parts, with all tuned to work as new, and look at least, like a nice Luger should, could maybe have a nitch market?? So, you don't chase every ding, and the blue and straw are nice, but maybe not perfect... I don't want to even suggest that a gun like this compares to a full blown restoration, and I don't think the gentlemen that do the outstanding restoration work we've seen here, can ever charge enough, compared to the time spent on task... But, most every one likes a nice shooter?... Let me know your thoughts on it, I know how much effort went into this Erfurt.. and I was amazed at the result... Maybe there will be more?/... best to all, til...lat'r....GT

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12-27-2013, 12:40 AM	#1
sthomp User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 50 Thanks: 2 Thanked 26 Times in 12 Posts	John, Jerry and CAP...your comments are much appreciated. Yes, Danner turned these parts exactly to the commitment he gave me. just a bit over a month. Charles had done another quickie re-blue of a trigger side plate a year or two ago,,,same result...on time and done well.

12-27-2013, 04:58 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	That is one beautiful Luger!! You have to be ecstatic over the end results. I know that I sure would be. You hung in there with it and now you can reap the benefits of the final results. Congrats!! This Danner fella does some excellent work.