DAVID JACKSON-Blued Muzzles

David Jackson · 06-13-2001, 09:18 PM

Hi Ted and Marvin! Thanks for your email Ted; and your posts Ted and Marvin. The gun which brought all this on is a 1939 Mauser marked "42" on the toggle (code, not date). I believe this piece to be unfired. (Actually, from various articles I have seen that is not completely implausible; unfired late guns are not found every day but do turn up). The muzzle end is definitely blue. I would also say some effort has been made to polish it as well (before the blueing was done). There is no roughness on the muzzle end crown; it is possible the barrel is more smoothly polished on the sides, but if so, not much. In simple words, the end of this barrel is polished then blued, in my opinion.

06-13-2001, 09:18 PM	#3
David Jackson User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Magalia, California Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DAVID JACKSON-Blued Muzzles Hi Ted and Marvin! Thanks for your email Ted; and your posts Ted and Marvin. The gun which brought all this on is a 1939 Mauser marked "42" on the toggle (code, not date). I believe this piece to be unfired. (Actually, from various articles I have seen that is not completely implausible; unfired late guns are not found every day but do turn up). The muzzle end is definitely blue. I would also say some effort has been made to polish it as well (before the blueing was done). There is no roughness on the muzzle end crown; it is possible the barrel is more smoothly polished on the sides, but if so, not much. In simple words, the end of this barrel is polished then blued, in my opinion.