DHE 34" 163985

[Dean Romig]

Excellent!! I hope it is still there.

Please show us pictures!

[Jeff Christie]

Let me know if you don't want it.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

That is a drop dead good find.
Go back to the second post on this thread. Am I prophetic or what? [I need to take my own advice.]
But keep us posted when you remove that bluing with vinegar and find some case colors.

[Bruce Day]

The operative word was "may" as in,
maybe I have been imagining seeing some remaining case colors under bluing.

So, don't expect to see any , but you may get lucky and there may be some left if the frame was not buffed prior to bluing.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

you may get lucky and there may be some left if the frame was not buffed prior to bluing.

Exactly. If it was there before bluing, and the bluing is removed with something like vinegar, it will still be there.

[B. Dudley]

But how can something be properly blued without prepping the surface with polishing. Even minimal polishing will remove case colors. Not the case, but the colors.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Brian Hornacek

but the receiver was blued. It was not polished

From the Original post

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

But how can something be properly blued without prepping the surface with polishing. Even minimal polishing will remove case colors. Not the case, but the colors.

'properly' being the key word. But, if, as Brian H says, it wasn't polished, surface bluing is unlikely to affect the colors resulting from heat treatment.

[Brian H]

I am the new owner more later

[Bob Hardison]

It was a steal from what I see. You could move it right here with dollars to easily cover your trouble if you decide that you do not like it. I would love to have one like it. Bob

[Fishtail]

Looks really nice. That forend looks a lot different than the stock for some reason.