JG727
Member
I'm a gunsmithing student at Montgomery Community College in NC.
For my 21st birthday present to myself I bought an old Colt 1903 in need of a lot of TLC. The slide will probably need replacing, and the whole gun needs to be refinished.
I really like the Nitre bluing that you see on some of the small parts of the original Colt firearms. Is there a method that reproduces this brilliant finish that is more resilient?
An example of what I am talking about can be seen here:
http://www.coltautos.com/mmst_iii.htm
Related question: Is this Nitre Bluing or Fire Bluing? I keep finding conflicting answers.
If it Fire Bluing, can anyone offer instructions on the proper way of attaining that finish? Or information on companies that provide this service?
For my 21st birthday present to myself I bought an old Colt 1903 in need of a lot of TLC. The slide will probably need replacing, and the whole gun needs to be refinished.
I really like the Nitre bluing that you see on some of the small parts of the original Colt firearms. Is there a method that reproduces this brilliant finish that is more resilient?
An example of what I am talking about can be seen here:
http://www.coltautos.com/mmst_iii.htm
Related question: Is this Nitre Bluing or Fire Bluing? I keep finding conflicting answers.
If it Fire Bluing, can anyone offer instructions on the proper way of attaining that finish? Or information on companies that provide this service?