1937 S/42 Mauser in Nickel - Should I Buy It?

Bill_in_VA · 01-20-2025, 12:42 PM

Congratulations on your new purchase! (IMHO, every Luger collector needs a nickle-plated gun.)

As gunbugs said, there isn’t anything you can do about the pits. I’ll add that you should avoid anything like Hoppes 9, similar powder solvents, carburetor/brake cleaner, WD40, or similar penetrating oils as they can seep into small areas between the steel and copper the nickle/chrome, and cause the plating to eventually lift and flake.

Enjoy your gun for what it is. Keep it as a bright, blingy, shooter. You aren’t going to hurt the gun or its value - especially at the price you paid. Buy a couple of MecGar magazines and some Winchester white box and have fun.

01-20-2025, 12:42 PM	#14
Bill_in_VA Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 407 Thanks: 818 Thanked 616 Times in 223 Posts	Congratulations on your new purchase! (IMHO, every Luger collector needs a nickle-plated gun.) As gunbugs said, there isn’t anything you can do about the pits. I’ll add that you should avoid anything like Hoppes 9, similar powder solvents, carburetor/brake cleaner, WD40, or similar penetrating oils as they can seep into small areas between the steel and copper the nickle/chrome, and cause the plating to eventually lift and flake. Enjoy your gun for what it is. Keep it as a bright, blingy, shooter. You aren’t going to hurt the gun or its value - especially at the price you paid. Buy a couple of MecGar magazines and some Winchester white box and have fun. __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."