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**rhj** · 07-01-2008, 07:46 PM

luger reblue?

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**rhj** · 07-01-2008, 07:47 PM

luger reblue?

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**rhj** · 07-01-2008, 07:50 PM

luger reblue?

1906 comm reblue?

**Gene** · 07-01-2008, 08:13 PM

Any chance of posting brighter pics, especially showing some of the numbers?

**DR DOLCH** · 07-01-2008, 08:17 PM

IMO Reblued

**sneakerd** · 07-01-2008, 08:28 PM

I agree with the Dr. The straw on the trigger and the safety is untouched. Unlikely on a 100 year old Luger. Blue doesn't look quite right either.

**GWA** · 07-01-2008, 08:34 PM

I would like to see sharp close-ups of the side plate, muzzle, barre; serial number and receiver proof. It would also help an awful lot to know who is selling it.

**james m** · 07-01-2008, 09:37 PM

I too would like to see some addl. pics but this appears to be a re-blue. The color of the blueing IMO is all wrong along with the price for a Luger of this vintage.
Jim

**Vid** · 07-01-2008, 10:12 PM

Pottery Kiln straw and a decent re-blue. If it were right it would be 5k.

Looks like something we see in Arizona.

**Douglas Jr.** · 07-02-2008, 01:09 PM

there is another topic about this gun:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=298050

Douglas.

**rhj** · 07-02-2008, 01:40 PM

Gentlemen:
I would like to thank all of you for your help & patience-your knowledge
and observations are remarkable. I have such a headache that I need to take two aspirins and a contraceptive.
Oh, There is no crown/n, but appears to be a triangle with a diagonal slash through it underside of barrel. "germany stamp" looks the same as those on Simpson LTD. I agree about the reblue but the seller seemed honest and did not try to talk me into buying it. Of course I don"t know JACK SxxT about luger details eventhough I bought the books and am trying to learn. Thanks again.
RHJ

**Douglas Jr.** · 07-03-2008, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by rhj View Post

Of course I don"t know JACK SxxT about luger details eventhough I bought the books and am trying to learn. Thanks again.
RHJ

Believe me when I'm saying that this is the wisest move you can do to learn more about Lugers!

Greetings!

Douglas.

**Jerry Burney** · 07-05-2008, 03:48 PM

I would not be so quick to judge this pistol from these photograph's. The AE 06 pistols were a commercial not military. Often they are found in excellent shape as it might have been bought and put away with little or no use.
This pistol shows no buffing. The AE over the chamber looks sharp. The high end edges do too. This is encouraging and bear further inquiry.
The sage gentlemen who have pronounced this a reblue have given their opinions..for what they are worth.. but little else of value.
To actually determine a reblue it is necessary to know what a RUST blue is and how it is supposed to look. An original rust blue should be reddish in the underlayer in bright sunlight. You see..it never stops rusting. It continues on for the life of the pistol..just like other rust. It is a charecteristic other types of blues do not have.
You would be well served to take off the top cannon. The undersides of the rails on both the cannon and the frame will be in the white. The Germans did not blue these as they caused spalling when blued as they rubbed against each other.
The other encouraging sign on this 06 is in the safety area. This is an altered pistol. The safety was made backwards..later to be determined that when the pistol was holstered, it often took the safety off by friction with the holster. These safeties were changed. The Giserchert was removed and restamped opposite. Thus you see where it was ground out. The bar area in the safety that is in the white. On reblues this area is frequently blued over..since this one is not.. it tells me this has a strong possibility of an original finish.
One other thing tells me this pistol is good, The toggle pin behind the bolt..it is in the white. This is a detail often overlooked by most..all but the best restorers.
Also look at the muzzle. It should be in the white. The Germans did not blue the muzzle.
Rather than depend on the pronouncements of those who will not... or cannot explain their opinion... I would do your homework. You may have passed on a very nice pistol and lost money or worse yet the opportunity to aquire a VERY desirable pistol to have and hold. .
As for the straw..I agree it looks a bit fresh..BUT, if the rest of the pistol is original the straw could have survived as well. The safety lever does not looked buffed. Straw is weakned by two things, handeling and sunlight. If either of these were not present during it's many years of storage..The straw could be good.
Go back and take a second look...You might have left a couple of thousand dollars laying around the gunshop...

Jerry Burney

**Gary Cain** · 07-05-2008, 05:01 PM

Jerry makes some good observations so I will throw in my two cents. I find it incongruous that the front sight has as much wear on it as opposed to the dovetail immediately below it. All of his other points are valid however. I have handled a dozen of these in 35 years and in all but one case they were in exceptional condition. His comments about looking at the finish in direct sunlight are spot on. I percieve it as more of a purpleish undertone than red however.

Oh yes, Vid we see Ralphs work everywhere!
Gary

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