1920 .30 cal DWM Luger?

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by r010159

Are the reworked versions of this pistol worth anything? I am going to have to field strip the pistol in order to look to see if the inside of the frame has also been blued. I think this would be a good test for a reblue. What do you think? Now I am going to have to figure out how to take it apart. I hope this will not be difficult or messy.

PS I have been looking at a lot of Luger photos. Some have this blue type of tinge to the blueing. What is this about?

Update: I have watched a couple videos on field stripping a Luger. I imagine they all field strp the same way, or at least I hope so.

Opening the action and looking inside will give the first clue as to whether internal areas were improperly re-done. Relax, they all break down and reassemble the same!

Everything original produced until mid 1937 should be rust blued and its insides in the white as well as a polished muzzle crown. Rust bluing results in a more bluish tone, hot (salt) bluing's oxides are more black.