Original or reblued?

mrerick · 09-10-2023, 11:04 AM

Collectors most highy value Lugers as close to their original factory state as possible.

i have only done restoration on a rare Simson Luger that had been improperly refinished.

But many people like firearms to look nice, in spite of having gone through one or two wars as service weapons. When you own it, you can do what you want with it. Luger collectors will devalue a firearm with replaced parts (even with matched numbers) and destruction of the original finish.

gunbugs · 09-10-2023, 04:32 PM

I'm generally of the opinion that 10% original finish is better than a 100% reblue. But that's just me.

09-10-2023, 11:04 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Collectors most highy value Lugers as close to their original factory state as possible. i have only done restoration on a rare Simson Luger that had been improperly refinished. But many people like firearms to look nice, in spite of having gone through one or two wars as service weapons. When you own it, you can do what you want with it. Luger collectors will devalue a firearm with replaced parts (even with matched numbers) and destruction of the original finish. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

09-10-2023, 04:32 PM	#2
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 681 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,227 Times in 414 Posts	I'm generally of the opinion that 10% original finish is better than a 100% reblue. But that's just me.