byf 41 Luger question

[jason]

I just got a new Luger to play with. It's a byf 41 with all matching numbers except the magazine. Bluing I'd say is about 90%+. There is some wear on the sharp edges like corners of the sideplate, etc., but that's it. Mechanically it seems excellent.


Here's my questions. I don't really know Lugers well except from what I've read on this site. I think the mag release and takedown lever are supposed to be "straw" colored? On this Luger, they are definately blued. During wartime were these parts blued, or are my parts not origional?


Also, I read on this site that Lugers were rust blued, and that such a gun isn't blued inside. The Luger I have is blued on the inside of the frame. The bluing does look like the old style rust bluing with a deep rich blue color. It is not the glossy black color of a new hot salt blue job. Also, all markings are sharp, and it looks like white paint is still in the letters of the safety. Is this correct?


Am I describing the symptoms of a refinished gun, or are these correct for a wartime made gun? I received the gun from the son of the Vet who brought it home, and I don't believe he would have ever had it refinished. The son has never shot it, and said he never remembered his father shooting it either.


Please let me know if I need to provide any more information. Thanks for any help.

Jason