Fire Blue Parts

DonVoigt · 02-06-2018, 09:43 AM

The time that Mauser went to salt blue is well documented, in "The Mauser Parabellum" and else where, it was in the second half of 1937.

There are many serial number lists for 1937 luger pistols that will get one closer to the actual change over if one is interested enough to look for it.

Toggle pins on early("strawed") lugers were indeed heat blued- they were drawn/tempered to the temperature that left the pins blue.

There are lists/commentary in some of the books regarding the temperatures that various parts were drawn to.

02-06-2018, 09:43 AM	#9
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	The time that Mauser went to salt blue is well documented, in "The Mauser Parabellum" and else where, it was in the second half of 1937. There are many serial number lists for 1937 luger pistols that will get one closer to the actual change over if one is interested enough to look for it. Toggle pins on early("strawed") lugers were indeed heat blued- they were drawn/tempered to the temperature that left the pins blue. There are lists/commentary in some of the books regarding the temperatures that various parts were drawn to. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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