OK, here's my opinion: for 99.9% of its life, a pistol will be in its holster, so it wouldn't be "weathered" at all, to be honest.
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OK, here's my opinion: for 99.9% of its life, a pistol will be in its holster, so it wouldn't be "weathered" at all, to be honest.
Yes do you want the thing to look over 60 years old or new, as it would be if you were issued it in WW2?
An M40 etc is a different story all together they would be treated rough or at least well handled.
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the germans really were intensley proud, and for good reason, of the luger and as has been said it would have been kept in as near pristine condition as possible in a holster by its original owner .so wood grips will be all you really need. 
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i have a better idea, just dry brush it over with silver paint, gives weapons an instant real steel feel. i used to paint small lead models years ago and used this technique to create the look of metal. the technique is to first use a very fine bristle small brush, maybe even a larger brush for bigger areas, dip it into a little silver paint then wipe the paint off the brush bristles with a cloth, virtually to the point that the brush is dry and hardly any paint can be seen. next you need to brush over the raised parts of the gun quite fast so what tiny amount of paint left on the brush is left on the raised edges and parts of the gun. too much paint left on the brush will leave heavey streeking marks, also using a thick bristle brush will leave the same bad effect. this effect done properly will leave the weapon looking real and vintage. try the idea out on something black first to get the hang of it. lots of film makiers use this technique on dummy weapons and props for films. i have done this to most of my airsoft weapons and you would have to be very close to tell its done with paint. rubbing away qith wire wool or sand paper can take hours! theres a similar technique used to recreate wood effect. pm me if you need any more advice. cheers.
