Re-bluing: its impact on collectability and value

Edward Tinker · 05-30-2012, 11:19 PM

Keep in mind that are you talking a re-blue or a restore?

I have a feeling you were offered a restore by one of the gunsmiths here on the forum, so a restore and a bubba reblue are totally different.

I think of a reblue, as being a buffed a bit, then reblued luger, using improper techniques.

A restore of proper bluing is worth less than a normal gun, but more than a 'reblue'.

Friends I know, and I agree with, is that a restore is worth about half of what a 98% original gun is worth...

Ed

05-30-2012, 11:19 PM	#11
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Keep in mind that are you talking a re-blue or a restore? I have a feeling you were offered a restore by one of the gunsmiths here on the forum, so a restore and a bubba reblue are totally different. I think of a reblue, as being a buffed a bit, then reblued luger, using improper techniques. A restore of proper bluing is worth less than a normal gun, but more than a 'reblue'. Friends I know, and I agree with, is that a restore is worth about half of what a 98% original gun is worth... Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV