"Blackish" Early DWM Finish...?

Vlim · 01-16-2004, 03:46 PM

Hi John,

Knowing the humidity factors over there, I'm still amazed how well the rust-blued guns came out of there. The only trouble they had was with the bore of the barrels, hence the 7-year barrel replacement cycle.

The brown color on my sideplate is definately not the result of humidity, but the result of some
sort of processing. Other dull-brown finished Dutch lugers were reported, but I never had the opportunity to see one up close.

If 'browning' offers a speedy, cheap, effective way to protect metal parts, it could have been used as a preservative measure during storage prior to blueing.

I guess we'll just have to wait until some more parts (or complete guns) pop up somewhere.

01-16-2004, 03:46 PM	#19
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi John, Knowing the humidity factors over there, I'm still amazed how well the rust-blued guns came out of there. The only trouble they had was with the bore of the barrels, hence the 7-year barrel replacement cycle. The brown color on my sideplate is definately not the result of humidity, but the result of some sort of processing. Other dull-brown finished Dutch lugers were reported, but I never had the opportunity to see one up close. If 'browning' offers a speedy, cheap, effective way to protect metal parts, it could have been used as a preservative measure during storage prior to blueing. I guess we'll just have to wait until some more parts (or complete guns) pop up somewhere.