Luger 1911 DMW..My first!

alanint · 11-15-2011, 09:53 PM

Back when most of this was done, nobody cared about any significance attached to the markings or proofs. The idea was to stop a pistol from rusting and to put it back into shootable condition. If they had cared about the same things we do today, most reblues would have never happened and the original finish would have been left intact.
It's like repainting a contemporary car. Not a big deal now but some collector 100 years from now might be thinking what an idiot you were for ruining this "classic".

11-15-2011, 09:53 PM	#10
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Back when most of this was done, nobody cared about any significance attached to the markings or proofs. The idea was to stop a pistol from rusting and to put it back into shootable condition. If they had cared about the same things we do today, most reblues would have never happened and the original finish would have been left intact. It's like repainting a contemporary car. Not a big deal now but some collector 100 years from now might be thinking what an idiot you were for ruining this "classic".