Case colors Educate me

[B. Dudley]

That was my first reaction when seing the pics was that it was a Delgrego based on the look of the colors. I would not have noticed that buffing line. Great thing to remember. DelGrego guns are seen in high regard due to the fact that the knowledge and techniques used came right from how the Remington Parkers were made. From when DelGrego originally worked in the Parker Shop at Remington.

And Turnbull has a pretty good system for case colors that replicates Pre-Remington colors pretty well.

[ch]

ahhh and theres allways that chance of frame warpage. If I was going to get a recase job i'd give Lee Shaver a try he did a butt plate and lever on a stevens44 and nice mild colors old school. not wild outstanding blues and purples...... but hey i'm just well ch

[King Brown]

A shooter, I can only pass along my experience. When considering case colouring as a cosmetic, to beautify a well-used and silvered gun I subscribe to Dick Cheney's known unknowns as to warping and undesirable colours. Only once did I nearly relent with a valued Sterlingworth. I took the the advice of a distinguished gunsmith: "Don't do it."

[John Havard]

A well-known gun dealer once told me that case coloring (original that is) is the most valuable thing in the world. Ephemeral and fleeting, its presence is the most highly desired of all features in gun collecting . He went on to say, however, that original case coloring is extremely rare, especially in near-new condition.

Original case coloring can still be found on vintage guns but it isn't found often in my limited experience.