Navy Luger finish

brandys2

July 04, 2004 15:42

Hello people,
My Luger Navy model 1906 commercial has a gold colored finish in the trigger, safety lever, take down lever and magazine catch, This finish is in poor condition and mostly gone.I would like to restore it
How can I redone this finish? Is there a kit available?
Anybody know where could I find some info about this?

Any help will be very appreciated!

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  rufe-snow

  July 04, 2004 15:57

  Contact the good folks at www.lugerforum.com they will be happy to advise you. Don't attempt to refinish anything without their advice.
  
  The "gold colored finish" was originally achieved by heating and tempering the parts at a very specific temperature.
  
  Since the pistol is nearly 100 years old, it' might be best to leave it in it's original condition.
  
  In any case, any restoration should be done by a professional, so the collectors value of the Luger won't be ruined.
  
  

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  perry shooter

  July 04, 2004 17:13

  Leave it alone.There are very few of these in org. condition. There are many reasons to have firearms The main one is they are fun to shoot . If you want to shoot yours the lack of finish on these parts will not make it any less enjoyable to shoot. If you want to collect and be proud to show your collection to friends rest assure that the people that know little about LUGERS will not care that the finish is weak and if you refinish these parts and you show to someone that knows lugers his thoughts will be one of pity that soom fool devalued a nice pistol. quote:"PRAISE THE HARBALLGUN"

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  rhmc24

  July 05, 2004 05:48

  The gold color is called "straw" by Luger collectors. It can be restored but what the others say is true regarding value, etc. The only time I would consider restoring the "straw" is if the gun is otherwise almost mint with the straw allowed to deteriorate. To demonstrate making the straw color, polish a piece of steel and slowly heat it. You will see it begin to color, first a very light straw, then a darker straw (as it gets hotter), then on to other colors through blue, purple and gray. An amateur attempt to "re-straw" a Luger trigger would be tricky due to heat(and color) being different over the entire piece. Be aware that these heat-color changes affect the heat-treat condition of the steel. To assure even heat (and color) a controlled heat oven is used by professionals.

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