Durability of Post War Mauser Luger

John Sabato · 03-29-2006, 10:27 AM

Gentlemen,

I agree with Dwight's last statement... in 1937, the German war machine dropped strawing as a firearm finish because it was too expensive a process and went to salt bluing of all the parts. Mauser's only exception to this are the commercial or contract pistols sold after 1937, where standard civilian finish was used, presumeably because the customer was paying the premium cost for the additional process.

IMHO, I don't think that their military would have intentionally changed the finishing process if it would have meant more parts breakage in the field on high impact parts what were not strawed...

Is my logic flawed here? Your opinions please.

03-29-2006, 10:27 AM	#14
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Gentlemen, I agree with Dwight's last statement... in 1937, the German war machine dropped strawing as a firearm finish because it was too expensive a process and went to salt bluing of all the parts. Mauser's only exception to this are the commercial or contract pistols sold after 1937, where standard civilian finish was used, presumeably because the customer was paying the premium cost for the additional process. IMHO, I don't think that their military would have intentionally changed the finishing process if it would have meant more parts breakage in the field on high impact parts what were not strawed... Is my logic flawed here? Your opinions please. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*