My new Luger barrel looks... well, new.

It is what it is. It's a shooter. I would just leave it and enjoy it.
You see many late war German arms mixed with Blueing and Phosphate and it looks pretty good.
If the artificial ageing experiment doesn't turn out, then what? Sell it? Spend more money on a Complete Blue, Parkerized or Chrome Job? Ivory Grips?
 
Are those grip on the luger original???


Desert_Fox said:
Here are the pics of my P.08 Luger with its new Restricted only barrel. (Don't mind the matching byf43 P.38 in the picture...)

Crazy thing is, side by side, even with an original length "short" barrel, the Luger is actually longer than the P38... Yet apparently, the Luger is exponentially more concealable and more dangerous than the P.38.... f:P:


P38P08-1_zpscee02016.jpg



*Yes, I know it's the barrel length that matters, but C'mon!!*
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It wouldn't be my choice, but Naval Jelly will remove rust. Bluing is very controlled version of rust.

Experiment on something low-value first to see if you like the effect.

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I agree with Agentcq. Fine wire wool and motor oil will dull the blue down. I've achieved great results with this method. Just don't over do it. A perfect match will be impossible to achieve, but if you are going to be happier with the piece looking less like it has been re-barreled then go ahead and do it. The barrel is not original so there's no crime against provenance in making it look the way YOU want it to look. Oh and when you're done shoot me a PM ;)
 
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