From Rust to Salt Blue...

RockinWR · 01-14-2004, 10:06 PM

All,
* Mark: Thank you for your comparison pictures.
* I'd suggest this be placed in the Forum's Tech section for reference between rust vs salt vs post WWII Luger bluing comparisons by learning/interested parties.
* 1937 was an volatile year for P.08 changes by Mauser. In addition to the bluing change depicted above, the Mauser Frame hump became standard. Also, the droop eagle acceptance marks became stick eagle. Essentially the straw parts became blued with the introduction of the Salt blued 2nd Var. But, and I may be mistaken here, I believe some legitimate 1937 P.08's had straw parts over a salt blue and (possibly) vice versa as Mauser used up bin parts during the limited transition range. Have the S/N blocks or close ranges been uniquely identified/updated for these 3 or 4 separate transitions? What ranges are y'all using?
* Paranthetically, the original matching mags for these 1937 pistols had a droop eagle/63 to stick eagle/63 transition in the Q-R block I'm told.
Thanks,
Bob

01-14-2004, 10:06 PM	#13
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	All, * Mark: Thank you for your comparison pictures. * I'd suggest this be placed in the Forum's Tech section for reference between rust vs salt vs post WWII Luger bluing comparisons by learning/interested parties. * 1937 was an volatile year for P.08 changes by Mauser. In addition to the bluing change depicted above, the Mauser Frame hump became standard. Also, the droop eagle acceptance marks became stick eagle. Essentially the straw parts became blued with the introduction of the Salt blued 2nd Var. But, and I may be mistaken here, I believe some legitimate 1937 P.08's had straw parts over a salt blue and (possibly) vice versa as Mauser used up bin parts during the limited transition range. Have the S/N blocks or close ranges been uniquely identified/updated for these 3 or 4 separate transitions? What ranges are y'all using? * Paranthetically, the original matching mags for these 1937 pistols had a droop eagle/63 to stick eagle/63 transition in the Q-R block I'm told. Thanks, Bob