Proper Finishes for 1914 VH Grade Parker
Mr. Dean Romig,
You outlined in this thread what parts are niter blued and what parts are color case hardened on a VH Parker.
“The trigger guard and screws were nitre blued; the forend iron, forend tip and all forend screws were color case hardened as was the frame, top lever, safety slide and I think, cosmetically, that's it with the exception of the triggers, which I'm not sure of on a VH.”
I am restoring my VH grade from 1914 and was wondering if these specifics are the same for my gun too. The reason I ask is that I have restored several other SxS guns (LC Smith, AH Fox, Remington and Ithaca) and each of them had significant changes in these finishes at different times of their history. Just wanted to confirm if this is correct for this period.
Thanks
- Doug
PS. By the way I am assuming that the triggers were niter blued.
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