Original Finish?

[Craig]

Hi Don,

Here are some things to watch for:


Look at the sear bar lever, that bar that appears and disappears as the safety is operated. It's supposed to be bare steel. If it is blued the gun has been dipped.


Check the coupling link, that T-bar S-curved piece which connects the toggle to the mainspring assembly. It also should not be blued.


Rebluers often doen't take the time to completely disassemble the gun, and parts get blued which shouldn't be.


Check the back of the frame for evidence of the toggle comming to a stop in full recoil. There should be two little square marks or partial marks where the blue is gone. If the marks are there the pistol may still have been reblued, but if they're not there the gun is unfired, little fired, or reblued.


1936 and earlier lugers have some strawed parts. Knowing whether parts are supposed to be strawed or blued can alert to a reblue.


The preceeding were my thoughts, modifications and corrections are welcome, for low I am but mortal.


An I'm not usin that stinkin spell checker cause I know how to spell looger. Now where's my 1939 43 code. (jes jokin)


Craig