Trigger finish

[B. Dudley]

Maybe there are a few examples out there of low grade guns with Nickel triggers, but in my experience, every one that I have seen from Trojan up through G grade had Nitre Blued triggers as well. However, most that I have seen are DT guns.

[edgarspencer]

A DHE 20, and a VHE 20. There is no evidence, that I am able to see, of nitre blueing.

[J. A. EARLY]

With no dog in the fight, I do believe it may be in The Parker Story, or maybe I read it somewhere else, that all of the lower grades did have Nitre Blued triggers (and trigger guards on all grades). The Nitre Bluing wears pretty quickly, and a single trigger would get used twice as much. Thus the raw steel trigger looks like bright steel, which does look like nickel.

I nitre blue all of my triggers on lower grade guns I rework. I will look for the information. I remember reading they would also set the triggers on a red hot file pulled out of the coals and blue them that way also. I don't think I dreamed it so I will look for the info.

[Gary Bodrato]

Thank you Edgar, and Jerry, looks like maybe a wait and see is in order. I do have The Parker Story, and went to that as my first point of reference but did not find an answer. May have not looked in the right places. Help is much appreciated

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

A DHE 20, and a VHE 20. There is no evidence, that I am able to see, of nitre blueing.

Well, yes. D grades would be nickeled. Again... the subject gun here is a V grade.