Well this is a set of new barrels and all engraving is hand cut. And there was no rib matting.
I take it you mean barrel sets in general.
There are commercial bluing removers, but if they are used, polishing still needs to be done. As far as rib matting and roll stamp makers marks, I just polish off the surface and leave the old bluing in the matting and lettering. It is rust bluing anyway and that is the same process I am using, so it all just blends in fine when finished.
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