Random thought....

[Dean Romig]

In my opinion if there was a request or order for a blued Parker it would have first been case hardened, even if not color case hardened, in order to have met wear resistance qualities if for no other readon.





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[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

In my opinion if there was a request or order for a blued Parker it would have first been case hardened, even if not color case hardened, in order to have met wear resistance qualities if for no other readon..

Yes. The frame would have to be case hardened for the basic point of function and durability. Then blued after the fact. Which would be somewhat prohibitive in my opinion.

However, James Hayes was proposing an all blued finish on his 1929 prototype for his “improved” parker gun design. That gun was all about simplification and cost reduction. So in order for bluing to actually be cost saving, they would have to be using a different steel composition for the frame so that it didnt have to be case hardened. Much like the Winchester 21 (which was all blued) which was one of the first to use what we would consider “modern gun steel” which did not need to be Case hardened after machining and fitting.

[Researcher]

As early as 1907, Tobin Arms Manufacturing company introduced their "Black Diamond" with a "Pyro-Oxidized Black" finish on frame, side-plates and trimmings.

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A bit later Baker Gun & Forging Co. replaced their Batavia line with their Black Beauty & Black Beauty Special and also the frames of many of their SBTs were black gun metal finish.

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