Buffed, Reblued, Boosted - Need Advice

unspellable · 08-18-2002, 11:05 PM

I have not seen an otherwise mint Luger missing a significant amount of its bluing. This is not to say they don't exist, experience has taught me that what one sees in one part of the country is not the same as what one sees in another part.

What I have seen are mint M1920 commercials that are salt blued, making me wonder if any were originally so done. They are too common and sell at too low a price to justify a full blown restoration job, either legit or "boosted". Can you buy one, make it look mint, and salt blue it, all inside of $400? The straw has to look mint, the grips have to look mint. Or did I just get lucky?

And I have one such with a history, such that we can be pretty sure that if it was reblued, it was done a LONG time ago, probably pre WWII.

I have a second that is all blue, including the straw parts. No history.

We do have a known booster in the area but he sticks to the military types, proably because there is not enough money in an M1920.

I guess all this is one reason I run to shooters, even very nice ones, they are still worth what I paid even if they turn out to be phoney as a three dollar bill.

08-18-2002, 11:05 PM	#31
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	I have not seen an otherwise mint Luger missing a significant amount of its bluing. This is not to say they don't exist, experience has taught me that what one sees in one part of the country is not the same as what one sees in another part. What I have seen are mint M1920 commercials that are salt blued, making me wonder if any were originally so done. They are too common and sell at too low a price to justify a full blown restoration job, either legit or "boosted". Can you buy one, make it look mint, and salt blue it, all inside of $400? The straw has to look mint, the grips have to look mint. Or did I just get lucky? And I have one such with a history, such that we can be pretty sure that if it was reblued, it was done a LONG time ago, probably pre WWII. I have a second that is all blue, including the straw parts. No history. We do have a known booster in the area but he sticks to the military types, proably because there is not enough money in an M1920. I guess all this is one reason I run to shooters, even very nice ones, they are still worth what I paid even if they turn out to be phoney as a three dollar bill.