Rust blue on Czeck Mauser?

Stevie · 08-24-2003, 09:09 PM

I bought a Czeck 98/22 long rifle last week. Basicly identical to a WW1 German GEW98 except for a longer handguard. While cleaning her up and making sure she's safe to shoot, I noticed that while the blueing is pretty much intact(some has turned to a brown patina), the inside of the action is in the white like the bolt! I've never seen this before, and only heard of it in reference to DWM Lugers. Oh well back to the rifle, you folk's should really consider one of these historical rifles, cheap to buy and shoot, and mine is quite accurate. Mine was turned out in 1923, and has a few crown proofed German parts.

Stevie.

Jim Keenan · 08-24-2003, 09:58 PM

Prior to about the mid-1930's tank bluing as we know it today did not exist. Bluing was either rust bluing or some other form of bluing, such as oil blackening and the carbona blue that was used by S&W and Colt.

Rust bluing took time, but did not really slow production once the factory pipeline was full. And it is by far the best looking.

IMHO, the VZ-24 is the best of the Mausers of that era, though the FN and Mauser Model 24 are nice.

Jim

08-24-2003, 09:09 PM	#1
Stevie User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ok. Posts: 212 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rust blue on Czeck Mauser? I bought a Czeck 98/22 long rifle last week. Basicly identical to a WW1 German GEW98 except for a longer handguard. While cleaning her up and making sure she's safe to shoot, I noticed that while the blueing is pretty much intact(some has turned to a brown patina), the inside of the action is in the white like the bolt! I've never seen this before, and only heard of it in reference to DWM Lugers. Oh well back to the rifle, you folk's should really consider one of these historical rifles, cheap to buy and shoot, and mine is quite accurate. Mine was turned out in 1923, and has a few crown proofed German parts. Stevie.

08-24-2003, 09:58 PM	#2
Jim Keenan User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Prior to about the mid-1930's tank bluing as we know it today did not exist. Bluing was either rust bluing or some other form of bluing, such as oil blackening and the carbona blue that was used by S&W and Colt. Rust bluing took time, but did not really slow production once the factory pipeline was full. And it is by far the best looking. IMHO, the VZ-24 is the best of the Mausers of that era, though the FN and Mauser Model 24 are nice. Jim