Was it always black & white ?

[Parker Bachelder (Brad's Profile)]

I agree, those barrels have been refinished at some point. The brown color is due to not boiling to convert the rust to black.It is often done to simulate an aged patina.Aged black & white fades definition and tends to appear brownish due to the white "steel" rusting and staining. the area under the forearm on original barrels will confirm that the barrels were finished to be black and white.

Brad

[Dollar Grade]

I spoke with the seller several months ago about that gun. For some reason I was thinking that Dale Edmonds did those bbls. If you get the serial number you can call up Dale and ask if he did them. They look more grey than brown to me. Compare the color of the barrels to the brown patina on the action. I have seen a few barrels that didn't give a very good contrast. Some barrels just don't give up the goods.

Kurt