Cosmoline
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I noticed a number of the retro wheelguns from S&W produced recently have a faux color case hardening. And Tom's article suggests they're doing it again:
http://www.guntalk.com/site.php?pageID=15&newsID=9
My question is, WHY? I've owned and seen many vintage S&W wheelguns from their glory days, and I have yet to see one with the "case hardened" appearance of swirly lines. Moreover, that "Color case hardened" look was the result of a substandard process. Most PROPERLY case hardened firearms, such as Mosin-Nagant receivers, have no such patterns on them. So why are they doing this?
http://www.guntalk.com/site.php?pageID=15&newsID=9
My question is, WHY? I've owned and seen many vintage S&W wheelguns from their glory days, and I have yet to see one with the "case hardened" appearance of swirly lines. Moreover, that "Color case hardened" look was the result of a substandard process. Most PROPERLY case hardened firearms, such as Mosin-Nagant receivers, have no such patterns on them. So why are they doing this?