1906 DWM factory presentation

alvin · 01-13-2008, 08:09 PM

Albert, Thanks for the comments. I just started collecting guns a little more than a year ago. I played guns, non-C&R modern guns, for many years but I did not pay any attention to details. If I close my eye and try to remember what the text on SIG 239's slide, I cannot remember.

Interesting enough, I did have a Luger back 10 years ago. It's an Interarms Mauser 9m/m with Swiss-like grip. Of course, I shot it a lot. One thing that I dislike @ that time -- the trigger and thumb safety were "yellow" ... why yellow? looks old, shouldn't silver look better? So I sanded them until they appeared shiny sterling. Purely stupid, but that seems to be a step many gun lovers went through.

Another topic. I believe you're right on early C96 internal finish. I dissembled a few from independent sources grading from 10% to 98%, all early ones (CH, LRH) that I opened were blued inside the frames.... but the receivers were "white". I swear that wartime 7,63s and 9s frames are "white/gray" inside. So, there are still some myth around Mauser.... why they kept changing those non-functional minor things from time to time is very unclear. But, that's a separate topic. It seems Luger people have done a lot of research and figured lots of things, but Mauser people are still struggling. Waiting for your new books, if possible, please speed up.

01-13-2008, 08:09 PM	#19
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Albert, Thanks for the comments. I just started collecting guns a little more than a year ago. I played guns, non-C&R modern guns, for many years but I did not pay any attention to details. If I close my eye and try to remember what the text on SIG 239's slide, I cannot remember. Interesting enough, I did have a Luger back 10 years ago. It's an Interarms Mauser 9m/m with Swiss-like grip. Of course, I shot it a lot. One thing that I dislike @ that time -- the trigger and thumb safety were "yellow" ... why yellow? looks old, shouldn't silver look better? So I sanded them until they appeared shiny sterling. Purely stupid, but that seems to be a step many gun lovers went through. Another topic. I believe you're right on early C96 internal finish. I dissembled a few from independent sources grading from 10% to 98%, all early ones (CH, LRH) that I opened were blued inside the frames.... but the receivers were "white". I swear that wartime 7,63s and 9s frames are "white/gray" inside. So, there are still some myth around Mauser.... why they kept changing those non-functional minor things from time to time is very unclear. But, that's a separate topic. It seems Luger people have done a lot of research and figured lots of things, but Mauser people are still struggling. Waiting for your new books, if possible, please speed up.