Anyone recognize this case coloring?

[Kevin McCormack]

BTW, the "next town over" alluded to by Del Gregos was in fact Frankfurt NY, not Herkimer as I previously stated. That is where Frank Lefever's shop was. Herkimer is actually slightly northeast of Ilion across the canal less than a half mile from Ilion.

[Copper John]

So bottom line no one is doing this sort of cyanide case color today?

[Bill Murphy]

I have always sent my checks to Lefever in Lee Center, New York. I have no idea whether it is near Ilion, Herkimer, or New York City, even though I have been to all three places. Kevin is right. Babe has never worked for Remington as far as I know. Further, I have never seen a Del Grego gun with screws as bad as the pictured gun. I think we should lay off trying to identify guns worked on by the Del Grego shop. The knowledge base is getting thinner by the year.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by John Nagel

So bottom line no one is doing this sort of cyanide case color today?

Perhaps not on the limited scale gunsmiths might generate, but it is still used in production heat treating where the numbers of parts hardened are high, and thus the process is more easy to control, i.e. environmental containment.

[Copper John]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I have always sent my checks to Lefever in Lee Center, New York. I have no idea whether it is near Ilion, Herkimer, or New York City, even though I have been to all three places. Kevin is right. Babe has never worked for Remington as far as I know. Further, I have never seen a Del Grego gun with screws as bad as the pictured gun. I think we should lay off trying to identify guns worked on by the Del Grego shop. The knowledge base is getting thinner by the year.

Hey what's wrong with my screws??

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I think we should lay off trying to identify guns worked on by the Del Grego shop. The knowledge base is getting thinner by the year.

I agree Bill. I see so many horrible third rate back-yard refinished guns on Internet sites that are purportedly "Delgrecko" or "DelGrego" work but they have no documentation and it must be a huge embarrassment to the Del Grego family. Del Grego Parkers are distinctive and are not easily copied.





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[Garth Gustafson]

Originally Posted by John Nagel

Hey what's wrong with my screws??

Nothing wrong with yours. They are referring to mine. They were probably boogered after the restoration.

[Bill Murphy]

The pictures of the "bad screws" were on another thread. Sorry about that. Nothing wrong with any screws on this thread.