Black Widow Luger

Doubs · 05-06-2004, 11:38 PM

"The fact that small parts have not been blued over.."

Some have been blued over. Look at the locking lug and the safety lever. The mag release and ejector appear to be the original straw color.

"I will also assume that the Russkys took all the Nazi markings off(the luger)."

As an Imperial-era Luger later stamped with a Weimar property mark, it shouldn't have had any Nazi markings on it. The markings I do see appear to be original Erfurt but the one on the locking lug I can't really make out.

It's difficult to tell from the pictures so could you tell us if the finish is an even shiney blue/black or does the finsh have some surfaces that appear to be sand-blasted blue?

I'm not disputing the Russian connection - as I mentioned the possibility in my original post - but I'd like to know more about your Luger.

05-06-2004, 11:38 PM	#10
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,787 Times in 590 Posts	"The fact that small parts have not been blued over.." Some have been blued over. Look at the locking lug and the safety lever. The mag release and ejector appear to be the original straw color. "I will also assume that the Russkys took all the Nazi markings off(the luger)." As an Imperial-era Luger later stamped with a Weimar property mark, it shouldn't have had any Nazi markings on it. The markings I do see appear to be original Erfurt but the one on the locking lug I can't really make out. It's difficult to tell from the pictures so could you tell us if the finish is an even shiney blue/black or does the finsh have some surfaces that appear to be sand-blasted blue? I'm not disputing the Russian connection - as I mentioned the possibility in my original post - but I'd like to know more about your Luger.