Metal Hardness and Finish - Page 2

cirelaw · 05-19-2016, 05:01 PM

'Luger 101' Thanks to our luger teachers sharing priceless hands on knowledge! Most of all, mutual respect is always shown to and by all. We can all be teachers and friends. Its important that we preserve and pass down our combined knowledge and common addiction and appreciation. Our posts are essential as they contain luger reality!! I encourage all to answer or start a thread!! Share your thoughts as it is always welcomed~~~~~Eric

DonVoigt · 05-21-2016, 02:33 PM

Smaller pieces will corrode quicker, as they corrode from all directions- till nothing is left.
The safety lever is quite thin, so same principle; could also be the pin or the ledge that holds it in could have disintegrated and let the lever "fall" out when touched.

I'm afraid this is another one of those puzzles we will never know the "real" answer to.

But the picture clearly shows that different parts/metals/treatments show different amounts of corrosion when buried. Great picture.

alanint · 05-22-2016, 01:50 PM

Keep in mind what I posted above, as well. These parts may have been exposed to the elements, while the balance of the pistol was covered in mud. How it lay for so many years would have influenced what rusted away.

05-21-2016, 02:33 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	Smaller pieces will corrode quicker, as they corrode from all directions- till nothing is left. The safety lever is quite thin, so same principle; could also be the pin or the ledge that holds it in could have disintegrated and let the lever "fall" out when touched. I'm afraid this is another one of those puzzles we will never know the "real" answer to. But the picture clearly shows that different parts/metals/treatments show different amounts of corrosion when buried. Great picture. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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05-19-2016, 05:01 PM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	'Luger 101' Thanks to our luger teachers sharing priceless hands on knowledge! Most of all, mutual respect is always shown to and by all. We can all be teachers and friends. Its important that we preserve and pass down our combined knowledge and common addiction and appreciation. Our posts are essential as they contain luger reality!! I encourage all to answer or start a thread!! Share your thoughts as it is always welcomed~~~~~Eric

05-22-2016, 01:50 PM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Keep in mind what I posted above, as well. These parts may have been exposed to the elements, while the balance of the pistol was covered in mud. How it lay for so many years would have influenced what rusted away.