can anyone help me know what this is

DavidJayUden · 08-13-2013, 12:01 AM

The swastika was not put there by Nazis, but by someone after the fact who wanted it to seem more "nazi-like". Probably a returned GI who wanted a better story to tell than his neighbor.
But really, if you wanted a project, one could emery cloth the swastika off, re-blue or re-straw the small stuff once the peeling gold is removed, buff up or replace that sideplate, repop. grips, throw it all in the bluing tank, and you would still have a shooter...but a less garish one.
dju

08-13-2013, 12:01 AM	#10
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	The swastika was not put there by Nazis, but by someone after the fact who wanted it to seem more "nazi-like". Probably a returned GI who wanted a better story to tell than his neighbor. But really, if you wanted a project, one could emery cloth the swastika off, re-blue or re-straw the small stuff once the peeling gold is removed, buff up or replace that sideplate, repop. grips, throw it all in the bluing tank, and you would still have a shooter...but a less garish one. dju