Refinished Navy

checkfeo · 04-12-2012, 09:14 PM

Ok, so last month I posted some pictures of my 1908 Navy Luger. After thinking about it, I decided to send it out for restoration. It had been re-blued sometime in it’s past, the grips were oil soaked and wouldn’t clean up, and all the parts that should have been straw color were blued along with the rest of it. Since it wasn’t a, “Never messed with, Real Collector” item anymore, I figured I would just keep it and have it refinished.

I contacted Ted Green (Thor) about doing the job and he said he could fit it into his schedule. 30 days later I now have it back. You have got to see this man’s work. Unfortunately the pictures just don’t do his work justice. All the rust, pits and scratches were removed, both inside and out. The rust blue is a very dark uniform black matt finish, as the original was, with fire blue highlights on the axel pins and bar spring. Take down, trigger, mag release, safety and ejector are golden straw. Inside rails and ears are in the white. I’m sure this Navy didn’t look any better the day it came from the factory. All serial numbers and proofs are legible and there is no rounding on any surface. Ted’s work is in a class of its own and I highly recommend him to anyone thinking of restoration work. Thank you again, Ted.

The Navy mag wood bottom was made and installed by GT (Gerald Tomek). It’s done with French Walnut and has the most wonderful looking grain running through it I have ever seen. Gerald has worked on several mags for me and his work is above first class.

The Navy board stock, holster, rig and Navy rod, comes from CMR over in England. Very nice reproductions; Expensive, but far less than the real thing. The board is Walnut, has very nice looking grain and finish. (Brass disk with crown over M on it and a C/M in the wood itself) Blued metal attachment with a straw lock lever. The rod is brass with a wood handle, hard to tell it from the real thing, except its new.

All up, I think I’m into this for about $2700.00. That includes giving the last owner another $300 for the Navy itself. For me, priceless. Norm, update your database to “refinished.”

checkfeo · 04-12-2012, 09:18 PM

navy luger refinsih post 2

checkfeo · 04-12-2012, 09:20 PM

post 3 pics

checkfeo · 04-12-2012, 09:23 PM

post 3 navy pics

mrerick · 04-12-2012, 09:45 PM

Thomas,

Actually, I don't think that they left the factory looking that nice... Beautiful job!

Marc

Edward Tinker · 04-12-2012, 09:52 PM

I combined the postings

DavidJayUden · 04-12-2012, 09:56 PM

Wow!
dju

Neil Young · 04-12-2012, 10:19 PM

Great looking rig.

Neil

lfid · 04-13-2012, 01:21 AM

checkfeo,
this one sure makes the case for restoration !!!

are these the oil soaked grips that came on it ?

looks like the original slide to frame fit was preserved - a nice touch and seems very little metal was consumed in the restoration

awesome blossum !!! enjoy
Bill

Thor · 04-13-2012, 08:35 AM

Thanks for posting the pictures Tom, I love that magazine. Some of the splotchy looking spots could have been the RIG I put on it when I shipped it, I remember the gun looked perfect when I shipped it.

checkfeo · 04-13-2012, 09:38 AM

Ted, your right, the finish is 100%. For some reason the pictures of the receiver show a splotchy area, Either its the light or the oil, but in real life you don't see that at all. Guess I should have wiped it down good before the pictures.

Thor · 04-13-2012, 09:52 AM

Thomas, just curios, how long did it take to unwrap? Did you find the old grips I sent back with it? Thanks for posting this. I appreciate it a lot!

Douglas Jr. · 04-13-2012, 03:38 PM

Another example of Thor' s gift regarding restoring a gun.
Outstanding work, and it sure can be displayed for the amusement of anyone.
A question about the CMR stock: did you attached to your gun? how difficult was to fit the attaching iron to your pistol?

Douglas

rhuff · 04-13-2012, 03:51 PM

That is one beautiful Navy!! I am sure that you can't get a smile off of your face when you look at it. You know, that Navy would look soooo good in my safe...LOL

cirelaw · 04-13-2012, 05:43 PM

Ted you make mine look old. Ony a few apart! Mine #2505b

Thor · 04-13-2012, 06:26 PM

Eric, I dont think so, that Navy is gorgeous!

cirelaw · 04-13-2012, 07:24 PM

TED IS A MATTER OF TASTE!!I beleive You are fulfilling a higher calling!!

G.T. · 04-13-2012, 09:39 PM

This is mainly for Thor.. I don't get out of my cave much, and when I do, I try to say as little as possible... But, That thing is just freaking beautiful! ....

....My mag bottom addition is quite little compared to the scope of work that was necessay to achieve the result pictured... Outstanding Thor... a whole new level in my mind...

... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

hyrax222 · 04-14-2012, 12:03 AM

Makes me wish I had a Parabellum in very sad condition just so I could had Ted refinish it.
Outstanding worksmanship again.

checkfeo · 04-14-2012, 08:51 AM

The board stock went right on and locked. (no fitting required) ON THIS NAVY. I did try it on a 1916 military, It went on but would not lock. Go figure!

04-12-2012, 09:14 PM	#1
checkfeo User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	Refinished Navy Ok, so last month I posted some pictures of my 1908 Navy Luger. After thinking about it, I decided to send it out for restoration. It had been re-blued sometime in it’s past, the grips were oil soaked and wouldn’t clean up, and all the parts that should have been straw color were blued along with the rest of it. Since it wasn’t a, “Never messed with, Real Collector” item anymore, I figured I would just keep it and have it refinished. I contacted Ted Green (Thor) about doing the job and he said he could fit it into his schedule. 30 days later I now have it back. You have got to see this man’s work. Unfortunately the pictures just don’t do his work justice. All the rust, pits and scratches were removed, both inside and out. The rust blue is a very dark uniform black matt finish, as the original was, with fire blue highlights on the axel pins and bar spring. Take down, trigger, mag release, safety and ejector are golden straw. Inside rails and ears are in the white. I’m sure this Navy didn’t look any better the day it came from the factory. All serial numbers and proofs are legible and there is no rounding on any surface. Ted’s work is in a class of its own and I highly recommend him to anyone thinking of restoration work. Thank you again, Ted. The Navy mag wood bottom was made and installed by GT (Gerald Tomek). It’s done with French Walnut and has the most wonderful looking grain running through it I have ever seen. Gerald has worked on several mags for me and his work is above first class. The Navy board stock, holster, rig and Navy rod, comes from CMR over in England. Very nice reproductions; Expensive, but far less than the real thing. The board is Walnut, has very nice looking grain and finish. (Brass disk with crown over M on it and a C/M in the wood itself) Blued metal attachment with a straw lock lever. The rod is brass with a wood handle, hard to tell it from the real thing, except its new. All up, I think I’m into this for about $2700.00. That includes giving the last owner another $300 for the Navy itself. For me, priceless. Norm, update your database to “refinished.” Attached Thumbnails

04-12-2012, 09:20 PM	#3
checkfeo User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	navy luger post 3 post 3 pics Attached Thumbnails

04-12-2012, 09:23 PM	#4
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04-12-2012, 09:45 PM	#5
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Thomas, Actually, I don't think that they left the factory looking that nice... Beautiful job! Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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04-12-2012, 09:18 PM	#2
checkfeo User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	navy luger pics navy luger refinsih post 2 Attached Thumbnails

04-12-2012, 09:56 PM	#7
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Wow! dju

04-12-2012, 10:19 PM	#8
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 540 Thanks: 546 Thanked 438 Times in 165 Posts	Great looking rig. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

04-13-2012, 01:21 AM	#9
lfid Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wichita, KS USA Posts: 453 Thanks: 573 Thanked 96 Times in 53 Posts	checkfeo, this one sure makes the case for restoration !!! are these the oil soaked grips that came on it ? looks like the original slide to frame fit was preserved - a nice touch and seems very little metal was consumed in the restoration awesome blossum !!! enjoy Bill

04-13-2012, 08:35 AM	#10
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Thanks for posting the pictures Tom, I love that magazine. Some of the splotchy looking spots could have been the RIG I put on it when I shipped it, I remember the gun looked perfect when I shipped it. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

04-13-2012, 09:38 AM	#11
checkfeo User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	finish Ted, your right, the finish is 100%. For some reason the pictures of the receiver show a splotchy area, Either its the light or the oil, but in real life you don't see that at all. Guess I should have wiped it down good before the pictures.

04-13-2012, 09:52 AM	#12
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Thomas, just curios, how long did it take to unwrap? Did you find the old grips I sent back with it? Thanks for posting this. I appreciate it a lot! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

04-13-2012, 03:38 PM	#13
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Another example of Thor' s gift regarding restoring a gun. Outstanding work, and it sure can be displayed for the amusement of anyone. A question about the CMR stock: did you attached to your gun? how difficult was to fit the attaching iron to your pistol? Douglas

04-13-2012, 03:51 PM	#14
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,270 Thanks: 2,686 Thanked 958 Times in 704 Posts	That is one beautiful Navy!! I am sure that you can't get a smile off of your face when you look at it. You know, that Navy would look soooo good in my safe...LOL

04-13-2012, 05:43 PM	#15
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Ted you make mine look old. Ony a few apart! Mine #2505b Attached Thumbnails

04-13-2012, 06:26 PM	#16
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Eric, I dont think so, that Navy is gorgeous! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

04-13-2012, 07:24 PM	#17
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	TED IS A MATTER OF TASTE!!I beleive You are fulfilling a higher calling!!

04-13-2012, 09:39 PM	#18
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	Outstanding!! This is mainly for Thor.. I don't get out of my cave much, and when I do, I try to say as little as possible... But, That thing is just freaking beautiful! ........My mag bottom addition is quite little compared to the scope of work that was necessay to achieve the result pictured... Outstanding Thor... a whole new level in my mind...... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

04-14-2012, 12:03 AM	#19
hyrax222 User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oregon City Posts: 62 Thanks: 90 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Makes me wish I had a Parabellum in very sad condition just so I could had Ted refinish it. Outstanding worksmanship again.

04-14-2012, 08:51 AM	#20
checkfeo User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	The board stock went right on and locked. (no fitting required) ON THIS NAVY. I did try it on a 1916 military, It went on but would not lock. Go figure!