41 Luger Find

CAP Black · 11-26-2016, 08:40 PM

Apparently you do have a "black widow," as they are called. About the blood issue: I have a Luger (1936) that has what was told to me, by veteran's family, as German soldier's blood. It has bluing gone in areas that relate to gripping with either hand, in normal fashion. It isn't rusted. The bluing is just "cleaned" off. The substance was in place when I got the pistol from the family. When I wiped the gun with an oily rag that dried, flaky bluing came lose - cleanly. The matter that caused the bluing to pull lose could have been anything, as far as I know. The pattern on the gun of where a hand would grip the item (on both sides) seems logically to relate to blood. I accept it that way. Others can believe what they wish.
Enjoy your valuable asset and treat it with TLC and preserve it for the next generation.
Thanks
Jack

11-26-2016, 08:40 PM	#6
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 174 Times in 96 Posts	Apparently you do have a "black widow," as they are called. About the blood issue: I have a Luger (1936) that has what was told to me, by veteran's family, as German soldier's blood. It has bluing gone in areas that relate to gripping with either hand, in normal fashion. It isn't rusted. The bluing is just "cleaned" off. The substance was in place when I got the pistol from the family. When I wiped the gun with an oily rag that dried, flaky bluing came lose - cleanly. The matter that caused the bluing to pull lose could have been anything, as far as I know. The pattern on the gun of where a hand would grip the item (on both sides) seems logically to relate to blood. I accept it that way. Others can believe what they wish. Enjoy your valuable asset and treat it with TLC and preserve it for the next generation. Thanks Jack