Luger paint color

alanint · 04-22-2012, 08:46 AM

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Lugers were never painted. The WW2 pistols were salt blued, which gave a very deep Blue/Black and sometimes a deep plum color on certain parts.

Some post WW2 Lugers received "Parkerizing", which gives them a grey-green color, like our 1911's, M1 Carbines and Garand rifle's finishes. The original German manufacturers, however, never applied this type of finish.

04-22-2012, 08:46 AM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Welcome to the forum. Lugers were never painted. The WW2 pistols were salt blued, which gave a very deep Blue/Black and sometimes a deep plum color on certain parts. Some post WW2 Lugers received "Parkerizing", which gives them a grey-green color, like our 1911's, M1 Carbines and Garand rifle's finishes. The original German manufacturers, however, never applied this type of finish.