[Luke]

After all the good data provided by Jan, and the comments by Tom Armstrong and Garfield, it was clear that DWM military Lugers which had not been reblued would have the "halo" around the barrel markings. The pictures here indicate that the same is true of the DWM commercials.

Question: Does the absence of a "halo" on the barrel markings on a Mauser also indicate that the gun has been reblued?

Luke



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[Luke]

Thank you, Jan.

That is consistent with my very limited sample. I have two Mausers, a 1936 and a 1941. The 1936 barrel has the halo around the markings, and the 1941 byf does not.

Luke

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