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David Benson
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 05:28 pm |
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I am restoring a T grade 10 Gage hammer Parker, and would like to know if the trigger guard should be case colored or did it come originally blued. Also any suggestions on how the original but plate looked?
Thanks for any help I can get..
DaveLast edited on Thu Mar 26th, 2009 05:29 pm by David Benson
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 05:47 pm |
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| Your original butt plate may have been a smooth steel buttplate or a hard rubber butt plate with peak, depending on the era of its manufacture. The trigger guard is blued, but not rust blued. There is more than one way to get the original trigger guard finish, but rust blue is not one of them. You will get more advice on who to go to for the trigger guard refinish. If it has any original finish on it at all, many would recommend that you not refinish it.
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 06:01 pm |
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| The original plate is smooth steel.
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 06:33 pm |
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| Oh, I didn't realize you were asking about the buttplate finish. It was blued like the trigger guard, not rust blued. Again, if it has any original finish at all, some would recommend you not refinish it.
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 06:39 pm |
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| There is no finish on it at all, just plain steel. The one good thing about this Parker is that its all ORIGINAL, and no person, owner or gunsmith has altered or modified it in any way..
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 06:44 pm |
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| Why don't you just clean it up, take off any rust, oil it and keep it original? Maybe rub a little diluted Tru Oil into the stock if the finish is bare . Sounds like the nice thing about the gun is that it hasn't been messed with.
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David Hamilton
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 10:42 pm |
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| I believe that the trigger guard and butt plate were "niter" blued. David
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David Benson
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Posted: Fri Mar 27th, 2009 02:38 pm |
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So I should ask for "niter" bluing? I am trying to find qualified resources for CASE COLORING. Any suggestions?
Dave
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Posted: Fri Mar 27th, 2009 02:46 pm |
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| Doug Turnbull Restorations does correct work. See this website's home page for a link.
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Posted: Fri Mar 27th, 2009 10:22 pm |
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| Having this gun, original and unmolested as it is, recasecolored, would be quite a mistake. It would be expensive as well as reducing the collector value of your gun.
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Posted: Sat Mar 28th, 2009 11:59 am |
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Take a look at the back of the butt plate, and the inside of the trigger gaurd. If color remains, and there is no pitting on the outside, you can probably prevent future deterioration with an occassional rub with a Rig Rag.
Do the same with the frame and locks; no rust inside, no pits outside indicate the original case hardening is still working, although the color is gone.
Best, Austin
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