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Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack (Post 357576)

I think we will be seeing more of this - sort of an indeterminate origin of wood / metal/ engraving & finishing amalgam by various (mostly unidentified) artists, all very good at their crafts. The finished products are a type of "chimera" which at once mesmerize and confound potential buyers: "Is it live, or is it MEMOREX"? In these cases, it provides to emulate the words of Marcus Aurelius, "In each and every individual thing, ask what is it in and of itself?"

I agree with that. There are honestly very few shops that can do all the work at the very top level. I own guns I have purchased that are documented as done by one highly rated shop, and another that is completely documented as done by a different stockmaker, barrel guy, case color shop and engraver. All at the top level of reputation. I suspect that a lot of time, though, an owner shops it out and goes to one top guy and two or three average Joes. Guess who will be quoted in the ad?

Well, I wrote the seller and asked the following:

Hello, do you have any documentation that this restoration was done by DelGrego? I have only known them to work on Parker Guns and the Remington Model 32. Thanks in advance for any information.

And here is his reply:

Hi Alfred,
It’s assumed that the restoration was done by delGrego because of the colors. Honestly, I’ve no proof of this… it is very very good work. I will be changing the description to read this way… thank you ��

Wow. Just wow.

Exactly. And I would wager he was THINKING turnbull.

I would not say that Delgrego is exactly known for their case colors. Not in a good way that is.

Daryl, so I have to buy the gun to get the figurine then sell the gun to Tool Man and keep the frog? :shock: Asking for a friend.

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Originally Posted by Mike Koneski (Post 357661)

Daryl, so I have to buy the gun to get the figurine then sell the gun to Tool Man and keep the frog? :shock: Asking for a friend.

Bingo!!

I’m with Brian. DelGrego only does the cyanide process.

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Originally Posted by Phillip Carr (Post 357676)

I’m with Brian. DelGrego only does the cyanide process.

As I understand it he will ship a gun out by request for a correct bone charcoal color case hardening treatment.

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Dean you may be correct but I once sent a GH 20 gauge to DelGrego for some work. They refinished the wood but told me they would only do Cyanide hardening.
When pressed for why I was told by Larry that there was to big of a chance to have the frame warp or crack. No offer to send out.
Possibly they do send out for bone and charcoal hardening but I was not offered this option.

Delgrego currently contracts case coloring to Turnbull. They have for the last 10 years (about)

Thanks Brian for this update on their case hardening process. The Parker I sent to them was an unusual VH 20 gauge straight grip with 26” twist barrels. It was before I retired and that was 10 years ago.
When I sent the gun to DelGrego I was told I couldn’t even send them the barrels as they didn’t want the Damascus barrels in the shop.
The wood was nicely redone. I never had it recased.
I don’t recall who I sold it to but it was one of our members.