Anyone recognize this case coloring?
 

Hoping to find out who did this case coloring so I can have the floor plate of this gun done to a close match.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=9819

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=9818

Looks like cyanide cc so Del Greco would seem the likely Smith. They keep pretty good records so call and ask if they did work on that D grade

It may be cyanide, and if it is its the nicest I have seen. It looks good! Especially the top picture.

Sure looks like it could be Del Grego's work. Here is my VH with cyanide colors. Larry Del Grego told me the work was done in his shop. Some of Del Grego's early work is like comparing a flashy Italian suit to Brooks Brothers.

It's about the darkest cyanide job I've seen - attractive and not glaring like most.





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Search around for some work done by Ron's gun shop in Oshkosh,Wi.

That one may have been done by Color Case Company in Ohio. They did a fairly nice job of cyanide coloring back in the day. Unfortunately they went out of business several years ago.

I'm not sure if you could just get the floor plate done using the traditional bone hardening process. I'd be afraid the plate would warp from the heat if it wasn't attached to the frame in the process.

That is cyanide. I cannot say if it looks like Delgregos work.

If you want to match THOSE colors, you may be in for a hard time. Delgrego
No longer does cyanide coloring. They farm their coloring out to Turnbull these days so you are getting a quality bone charcoal job from them. Last i heard, Rons Gun Shop was not coloring anymore.

The colors on the gun currently are not correct. If the trigger plate needs to be recolored, i would recommend recoloring the whole frame properly so that it looks factory correct.

As i understand, you are doing a SST to DT conversion. If it is a Parker SST, you shouldnt have to alter the trigger plate to the point of NEEDING recoloring.

It won't NEED recolorong but I was hoping to replace ducks with a commemoration of my setter. I don't care much for ducks on an upland gun.

I recommend recoloring the whole thing then. The rest of the frame and engraving looks to be in great shape. The amount of prep work to recolor and additional cost will be minimal. And the end result will be far more worth it.