Rebluing a P08

Kiwi · 08-25-2023, 09:19 AM

Philosophical - do you OWN the gun, or are the Steward in current POSSESSION of the gun.

If the gun is as left the factory I would tend to think of you as the current Steward of a piece of history.
Many thousands of Lugers were made, and some have had a hard life.
So the question being is every surviving Luger a piece of history, on that basis most of the contents of a landfill are historical.

If the gun is not completely original then the history is flawed anyway and subtle restoration/refinishing to restore it closer to its original appearance would be reasonable stewardship. I do not think an export stamp already compromised would be missed.

I do have a '70's Mauser and it is a thing of beauty. I also have a '13 DMW which has been refinished - badly - at some time in the past and am thinking of cleaning the blue off and re-strawing the straw parts.

Oh, and can one of the Moderators please correct the subject line spelling, pretty please

08-25-2023, 09:19 AM	#1
Kiwi User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wrong side of the Delaware river Posts: 339 Thanks: 240 Thanked 488 Times in 192 Posts	Philosophical - do you OWN the gun, or are the Steward in current POSSESSION of the gun. If the gun is as left the factory I would tend to think of you as the current Steward of a piece of history. Many thousands of Lugers were made, and some have had a hard life. So the question being is every surviving Luger a piece of history, on that basis most of the contents of a landfill are historical. If the gun is not completely original then the history is flawed anyway and subtle restoration/refinishing to restore it closer to its original appearance would be reasonable stewardship. I do not think an export stamp already compromised would be missed. I do have a '70's Mauser and it is a thing of beauty. I also have a '13 DMW which has been refinished - badly - at some time in the past and am thinking of cleaning the blue off and re-strawing the straw parts. Oh, and can one of the Moderators please correct the subject line spelling, pretty please