Help with receiver DH

[J. A. EARLY]

I bought this 32" DH and someone had polished it so bright I thought it had been chrome plated. Much brighter than yours. A drop of bluing confirmed it was raw steel. It also had salt water pitting; someone's waterfowl gun. I had the dogs recut and the reeds around the dog, since much had been polished away.

It was still bright, and I applied the old Birchwood Casey cold blue to it with a Q-tip, turning it gray. I used 0000 steel wool to take it down to the desired gray. I am happy with it.