DWM 1915, Reblue, Shooter

ithacaartist · 12-07-2017, 09:03 PM

Since the top front corner of the barrel extension has the appropriate relief notch, this pistol started life as an Artillery model. I've seen pics of waaay worse results from buffing, this one still retains some crispness of its lines. Looks like a good shooter.

Kyrie · 12-07-2017, 09:28 PM

Thank you for the reply. The re-blue job was really very nicely done. I have no idea why whomever replaced the barrel used a old military take off, with a dark bore. Seems to me it would have made more sense to use a new barrel, but who knows?

As an aside, when looking for shooter Lugers I'm especially inclined to Lugers with a nicely done re-blue job. It's my experience they are less likely to have mechanical issues as there aren't many people who will sink the cost of a nice blue job into a gun that doesn't work well.

Best,

Kyrie

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12-07-2017, 09:28 PM	#2
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Thank you for the reply. The re-blue job was really very nicely done. I have no idea why whomever replaced the barrel used a old military take off, with a dark bore. Seems to me it would have made more sense to use a new barrel, but who knows? As an aside, when looking for shooter Lugers I'm especially inclined to Lugers with a nicely done re-blue job. It's my experience they are less likely to have mechanical issues as there aren't many people who will sink the cost of a nice blue job into a gun that doesn't work well. Best, Kyrie