Very interesting "Borchardt"

Ron Wood · 08-31-2009, 10:57 AM

Alvin,
That is the very gun. FN eventually gave the gun to John Browning and it has been in the family ever since.
I have no idea why the breech block and rear toggle are blued...could be they are replacements for damaged parts since this was a demonstration gun. Just guessing. The flat covers on the rear of the gun are spring steel that are fire blued/hardened so they originally would not have been in the white.

08-31-2009, 10:57 AM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	Alvin, That is the very gun. FN eventually gave the gun to John Browning and it has been in the family ever since. I have no idea why the breech block and rear toggle are blued...could be they are replacements for damaged parts since this was a demonstration gun. Just guessing. The flat covers on the rear of the gun are spring steel that are fire blued/hardened so they originally would not have been in the white. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction