Case coloring article

[edgarspencer]

I’ve always liked the colors of Holland and Holland. Purdey seemed to be more of the very dark blues. I wish these so called experts over here could get some lessons from William Ford or the like.

[Dean Romig]

I’ve got a nice little time machine in my mind and I drift back into the fifties and sixties more and more these days.







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[Craig Budgeon]

When you find the smith that can duplicate Parker colors exactly the owners of Foxes, L.C. Smiths, Ithacas, LeFevers, Syracuses, Bakers, etc. will all be disappointed with his colors. I even expect some members of the Parker cadre to still be less than satisfied. I do know this for sure that the offerings of 2020 are far superior to the offerings of 1970.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Craig Budgeon

When you find the smith that can duplicate Parker colors exactly the owners of Foxes, L.C. Smiths, Ithacas, LeFevers, Syracuses, Bakers, etc. will all be disappointed with his colors. I even expect some members of the Parker cadre to still be less than satisfied. I do know this for sure that the offerings of 2020 are far superior to the offerings of 1970.

That may be but I’m not concerned with those other brands of guns and the colors that replicate them.

Dr. Oscar Gaddy came the closest to replicating Parker Bros. colors. I wish someone saved his formula...





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[Craig Budgeon]

Well Dean any shop surviving on case colors/hardening probably cannot focus on one make of gun to survive. Winter '96 and spring '97 DGJ tell about the process of casecoloring. The articles are authored by Oscar Gaddy.

[Keavin Nelson]

Originally Posted by Craig Budgeon

Well Dean any shop surviving on case colors/hardening probably cannot focus on one make of gun to survive. Winter '96 and spring '97 DGJ tell about the process of casecoloring. The articles are authored by Oscar Gaddy.

I remember those, will have to dig it out. I wonder if a post with a copy would be ok here?

[esetter - Gerry Addison]

For those of us that like the more colorful case colors I don't think you can find much prettier colors than this, and the wood isn't too shabby either.

[Dean Romig]

Toned down a bit those colors wouldn’t be too bad on a Parker. I like the variation of the colors.





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[charlie cleveland]

them colors are very eye catching....charlie

[ED J, MORGAN]

To much brown for a parker.