Nothing major to report here. Just the results of a little mini-project I’ve been working on for the last couple of days. A while back, I posted my Yugo M53 and the various accessories. Among the latter was a 50-round drum magazine painted in the usual Yugo green. In places, the paint had flaked off, revealing what looked like a very nice original bluing to the metal underneath, as well as a three letter factory code. For those who don’t want to go hunting for the thread, here’s how it looked.

After two days, and the careful application of a razor blade, I have managed to remove the rest of the paint. The result? A very nice MG34 trommel magazine returned to its original German configuration.

Now, the results are far from perfect. There is some scratching in places where the paint was tougher to remove, and the Yugo green remains in areas that couldn’t be easily reached with the razor. But in the end, I have ended up with a perfectly presentable magazine for less than half the price of an unmessed-with original. The overpaint really has done wonders to preserve the bluing.

Regards, B.B.