Blued receivers

[Kevin McCormack]

Everyone told Ed Muderlak he was crazy to pay Ed Ulrich $6K for his unfired NIB Trojan 20 gauge some years ago. Ed said something like, "Yeah, you'll feel my pain!" When he finally sent it to auction a few years later just before he died, it hammered for somewhere around $10K. Condition, Condition, Condition!!!

[Dean Romig]

Kevin, I believe it sold closer to $12k at Jim Julia’s.





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[24 grams]

Condition sets the upper limit, but utility sets the lower.

[Harry Schlott]

Hello All,
I have a question for those more informed . I've been see a number of parkers on GB and GI that look like they were re case hardened. But the colors to me seem artificial . Almost as if they were sprayed on. Because , looking closer it looks like the engraving is filled in. Is there a technique to do a faux case harden?

[Dean Romig]

Yes Harry - the Parker Reproductions have faux case hardened colors.





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[Bill Murphy]

I have a very nice 28 gauge VH, blued receiver, average restock, paid $2600 for it. A member put me on to it. Thanks. I have never tried to remove the blue. When 28s become valuable, I may send it to Doug Turnbull.

[Harry Schlott]

Thanks Dean, Interesting. Do you know how it's applied?

[Dean Romig]

I’m sure I don’t but I believe it was chemically applied then heated.





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[ArtS]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Art, what did you use for the "instant result" on your Ruger? Was the resulting grey a pleasant appearing grey? Thanks.

Household white vinegar. It turned in just a few seconds. The Ruger blueing always looked to me like some sort of surface finish, for want of a better term. It doesn't look like a normal hot blue to me. The ones I have seen reblued remind me of the old Winchester nickle steel guns reblued with a little plum cast to the color.

[Drew Hause]

Harry: a nice example of DelGrego cyanide colors



Bone charcoal recase. Note 'ghosting' around some of the pins



It is possible to recolor actions using cold blue and an acetylene torch, and the results are...uh...not attractive



Krieghoff bone charcoal case coloring, again with 'ghosting'



Krieghoff cyanide colors; used primarily now related to difficulty case coloring the chrome moly (and maybe other stuff which they are not sharing) alloy frames



More on cyanide coloring
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