Damascus color

[Double Play]

Dean,
I didn't imply your gun was rusted but that exposure to the elements would cause a natural color change over time to a more brownish hue. The gun below also has a brownish tint to it.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Robin Lewis

Dean,

I'll be in Addieville and look forward to checking it out too. I'll bring my own shellls so I don't impose on your generosity. RST's, I hear they can improve my shooting. Are the paper shells OK?

Stop Robin, you're killin' me...

[TARNATION !!!]

So, if a person were to pick up a barrel set that had been "browned", is it a simple matter or a complicated matter to have them returned to black and white?

[Ed Blake]

I don't know if you could take brown/white barrels and simply boil them to get a black finish, and then etch. You'd probably have to strip off the finish and do them over. Those case colors look hideous.

[Chuck Heald]

Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite

This is off GA today. Black and white is more typically seen. Is brown and white aging, re-finshed browning, or.......?

Refinished top to bottom, just from the look of all the surfaces, IMO. Even so, I've not heard of browned barrels on a hammerless Parker.

[Bill Murphy]

This is not a professionally or correctly refinished Parker.

[Brush Buster]

Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite

So, if a person were to pick up a barrel set that had been "browned", is it a simple matter or a complicated matter to have them returned to black and white?

Jack; Very simple ,Just send them to Dale Edmonds !

[Ed Blake]

I swear I think that gun has a flat rib.

[Bob Brown]

This one is an 1894 0 grade hammer gun with laminated barrels. According to the letter it was sent back to Parker for rebrowning in 1902/03. I don't recall the year off hand but based on the condition I don't think it saw much use after that. The picture doesn't show it very well but the barrels have a brownish look to them. I was going for the pattern rather than colour in the photo.