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Unread 08-27-2002, 07:42 PM   #11
Jan C Still
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I agree with Garfield. A fairly large blemish on this Luger was covered with cold blue. The application of the gun oil took off the cold blue and re-exposed the blemish. The blemish greatly detracts from the appearance of your Luger. I would suggest returning the Luger to the seller for a refund.

A restoration craftsman could restore the area of the blemish but it would probably be expensive.
The re-application of cold blue would give you what you obtained from the seller prior to the damage.

Starting decades ago, a seller boosted many of his Lugers to mint by applying cold blue to the usual wear spots (side plate, barrel band, and straps). Most collectors would spot this and would strip off the cold blue with WD 40 (or other similar solvent) and return these Lugers to original condition.

You can see how the number of mint Lugers today greatly exceeds the number decades ago.
Jan C. Still
Note: WD 40 and other similar solvents may not be conductive to the long term health of original Luger finish. Use it sparingly and clean it off.
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