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Bill Murphy

08-13-2012 05:42 PM

Not an ugly gun. Vent rib, huh?

Rich Anderson

08-13-2012 07:53 PM

30 inches of vent rib sighting:)

Peter Clark

08-15-2012 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Day (Post 76733)

They are not the tiger striped cyanide colors that many find objectionable and not true to the originals. Late Rem Parkers were color case hardened by a cyanide process that left brighter colors than the charcoal process. I have seen enough cyanide colors to know that they do not have to be bright and striped and much of the coloration depends upon operator technique.

I believe that these are likely charcoal case colored and may have a lacquer spray over them. IMHO they are attractive. Others will have their own opinions.

Here are what I believe are fairly early Remington case colors in pretty good shape.

Dean Romig

08-15-2012 11:51 AM

237962 and 237750 are early in the Remington era and were built in Meriden using Parker Bros. bone charcoal method.

david ross

08-15-2012 12:26 PM

Hi Peter.
Nice gun is it a VHE and what is the frame size and year.
All the best Dave.

david ross

08-15-2012 12:40 PM

Charcoal.

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig (Post 77027)

237962 and 237750 are early in the Remington era and were built in Meriden using Parker Bros. bone charcoal method.

Hi Dean.
My gun a VHE Remington 1937 No 240830 i think was made at Meriden to.
So will it have the same bone charcoal method as the other two guns.

All the best Dave.
PS. What year did Remington stop making 1/2 size frame guns.

Bill Murphy

08-15-2012 06:02 PM

David, I think 1/2 frame guns were assembled until the end of production. Enjoy your gun as much as you can, because it is not worth much where it is compared to "over here".

Bill Murphy

08-15-2012 06:18 PM

Rich, is that the vent rib 20 that came from my neighborhood? I never got to see it before it disappeared. I understand it was a real nice gun that was under a gun show table within ten feet of me for a whole weekend and I never saw it.

Dean Romig

08-15-2012 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by david ross (Post 77038)

Hi Dean.
My gun a VHE Remington 1937 No 240830 i think was made at Meriden to.
So will it have the same bone charcoal method as the other two guns

The Parker gunworks was moved to Ilion, New York in 1937 but cyanide color case hardening may have begun before the move.

Please show us some pictures of yours David.

calvin humburg

08-16-2012 06:20 AM

Dean, I believe it is the gun on the flag.

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