shotgun shell ???

ch · 12-10-2009, 07:09 AM

Harry,
Mine shows her age more than yours. Hate 2 b a pain but what did they call the grade of that gun. Was the metal ever left in the white.

Harry Collins · 12-10-2009, 07:43 AM

The locks and frame and forend iron were case colored, the triggerguard was a niter blue and I'm not sure about the butt plate, but my 10 gauge has been case colored. I think a hundred thirty years ago these guns were worked daily and that is why the barrels and locks and trigger guard and forend iron are in the white. It was all worn off as was the checkering.

The Twist steel Parkers were 0 or grade 1, Grade 2 Parkers were by and large Damascus guns.

Harry

Autumn Daze · 12-10-2009, 09:45 AM

The steel buttplate was blued.

Harry Collins · 12-10-2009, 10:32 AM

Dave,

Thanks, I have been wondering about that. My Uncle Taylor had Del Grego re do the old 10 gauge years ago. The barrels and trigger guard bow were blued and the rest was cyanide case colored. I've sence sent the barrels to Dale and had them redone.

Harry

Autumn Daze · 12-10-2009, 10:49 AM

Thanks Harry, But I must digress a little. My belief is that they were rust blued. But I have also heard that they were nitre blued. Problem is I don,t remember where I heard that.