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2ndsojourn · March 8, 2013, 03:57 PM

My P 35 is really rough. Not from wear, but roughly finished due to haste during WWII to get them issued. They never buffed out some of the grinder marks. The bluing is thin, but not from wear, just a light coat. The takedown catch lever is a different color blue - it's almost black - and looks like a roughly finished replacement part. It looks like a truck gun but it's a good shooter.
(Maybe one of these days I'll get around to figuring out how to post photos)

Does this gun have enough collector value now, that would be lost if I took it apart, smoothed it out, and have it re-blued?

March 8, 2013, 03:57 PM	#1
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	Refinishing a Radom P 35 My P 35 is really rough. Not from wear, but roughly finished due to haste during WWII to get them issued. They never buffed out some of the grinder marks. The bluing is thin, but not from wear, just a light coat. The takedown catch lever is a different color blue - it's almost black - and looks like a roughly finished replacement part. It looks like a truck gun but it's a good shooter. (Maybe one of these days I'll get around to figuring out how to post photos) Does this gun have enough collector value now, that would be lost if I took it apart, smoothed it out, and have it re-blued?