Bluing correct

nukem556 · 05-11-2011, 05:58 PM

confused about something....I'm given to understand that the bottom of the extension rails on early Lugers were left in the white, but I've seen quite a few pics like this 1900AE that are clearly blued there.....?

drbuster · 05-11-2011, 09:48 PM

Bob, one thing that is learned about lugers and collecting them is that "always" really doesn't apply. I, also, have seen these rails both blued and in the white on otherwise 100% correct 1900 and 1906 DWM lugers. It may have just been a whim whether the worker swabbed the rails with blueing solution or not.

lugerholsterrepair · 05-11-2011, 10:04 PM

I can't say when the Germans found out rust bluing the friction pieces caused metal spalling..You will not find any such bluing on WW1 guns.

Norme · 05-11-2011, 10:11 PM

I agree with Jerry, receiver rails should be "in the white". Regards, Norm

Ron Wood · 05-11-2011, 11:54 PM

Photos can be deceiving. The rails might appear to be blued because of the lighting and contrast, or they may actually be blued. If actually blued, then they are incorrect. Model 1900 Luger interiors are in the white.

Ron Wood · 05-14-2011, 03:55 AM

nukem556,
I apologize for posting incorrect information. Model 1900 Luger frame interiors are in the white. The receiver rails more often than not do look like the one in your photo. I was a bit uncertain after my previous post so I looked at several of my 1900s and they all have some degree of blue on the rails. Again, my apologies and a nod to drbuster.

mecano44 · 05-25-2011, 07:51 AM

I agree with Ron ! All (not altered) 00 I could check here in Switzerland had the under part of receiver blued...

Here most of experts agree about this detail.

05-11-2011, 05:58 PM	#1
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Bluing correct confused about something....I'm given to understand that the bottom of the extension rails on early Lugers were left in the white, but I've seen quite a few pics like this 1900AE that are clearly blued there.....? Attached Thumbnails

05-11-2011, 10:04 PM	#3
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	I can't say when the Germans found out rust bluing the friction pieces caused metal spalling..You will not find any such bluing on WW1 guns. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

05-11-2011, 11:54 PM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Photos can be deceiving. The rails might appear to be blued because of the lighting and contrast, or they may actually be blued. If actually blued, then they are incorrect. Model 1900 Luger interiors are in the white. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-14-2011, 03:55 AM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	nukem556, I apologize for posting incorrect information. Model 1900 Luger frame interiors are in the white. The receiver rails more often than not do look like the one in your photo. I was a bit uncertain after my previous post so I looked at several of my 1900s and they all have some degree of blue on the rails. Again, my apologies and a nod to drbuster. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-11-2011, 09:48 PM	#2
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Bob, one thing that is learned about lugers and collecting them is that "always" really doesn't apply. I, also, have seen these rails both blued and in the white on otherwise 100% correct 1900 and 1906 DWM lugers. It may have just been a whim whether the worker swabbed the rails with blueing solution or not.

05-11-2011, 10:11 PM	#4
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 224 Thanked 2,591 Times in 930 Posts	I agree with Jerry, receiver rails should be "in the white". Regards, Norm

05-25-2011, 07:51 AM	#7
mecano44 User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 32 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	I agree with Ron ! All (not altered) 00 I could check here in Switzerland had the under part of receiver blued... Here most of experts agree about this detail.