How to tell the type of bluing that performed on a gun?

Other then park that is.

I’m working on a mosin build. I got this receiver for 30 bucks and could not pass up the deal. Before flipping out I know I’m dropping more the the gun will ever be worth, but I don’t sell what I build and o shoot the crap out of my guns . It’s mosin. But when you get them cheap like I do why not have some fun.

Who ever owned this before me did a rather good job bluing the receiver. The receiver is all I have. I am about to send it out for a new barrel. From there and nice walnut stock and open sights. Will make a great hog gun. I would like to match the bluing on the receiver as close as possible. Is there a way to tell the presses from looks alone?

It has some use from the last owner as it it’s some wear marks in it here and there.

AlexanderA said:

I disagree. Looks to me like a standard hot-tank job.

Extensive polishing was done to get rid of the original markings. You can see where the substitute markings were stamped in. (This leads to a question of legality if the original serial number was defaced and restamped.)

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that’s what I was wondering. Hot tank seems the most cost effective on a mosin. As for the serial number it has the original import markings still on the receiver. But they are weak. I have a thread up here about that. I wanted to take them off and engrave them properly as you would see on a modern rifle but everyone include a few lawyers advices against that.

Offfhand said:

If you are having the new barrel professionally blued leave it up to him (them) to match the blue with the receiver. My guess is that it will be simpler and more satisfactory to reblue the receiver with the new barrel for the best color match..

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that’s prob the route I will end up taking. But I have been practicing slow rust blueing and getting good results. Though not like this. I was hoping to blue the completed gun myself. But we’ll see.