A Reblue Comparison~

Edward Tinker · 06-17-2014, 03:04 PM

I think the smell test is more for chemical hiding of loss of bluing (cold blue) as it comes off fairly easily.

They have some cold bluing out there that I find darkens metal some, but not incredibly. It leaves little small, but does not match with a luger bluing.

It is usually easy to tell a reblue when compared to non reblue, problem is, many folks have seen few lugers and thus have trouble believing us when we tell them its a reblue...

06-17-2014, 03:04 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,967 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,596 Times in 2,117 Posts	I think the smell test is more for chemical hiding of loss of bluing (cold blue) as it comes off fairly easily. They have some cold bluing out there that I find darkens metal some, but not incredibly. It leaves little small, but does not match with a luger bluing. It is usually easy to tell a reblue when compared to non reblue, problem is, many folks have seen few lugers and thus have trouble believing us when we tell them its a reblue...