Winchester Blue
I have a little problem trying to determine what the real color should be on the old Winchesters. I have a couple that have a real blue tint and some that look more black than blue. Did Winchester have a different process at different times that would give a more blue color or does the blue just go black or darker after a period of time?
I have taken the forearm off and found a more blue tint there but no real break point where the barrel changes color it just gets darker.
I have taken the forearm off and found a more blue tint there but no real break point where the barrel changes color it just gets darker.
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I have one more question on the bluing process and I will leave it alone. Since it was nearly impossible to blue the receiver on the model 94 from 64 to 79 how in the world would it be possible to rust blue a receiver. The engraved model 94 that I had questions on a I couple days ago according to the seller, was rust blued. I thought any bluing process involved a rusting process. Actually if I magnify the picture on the back of the receiver it looks more a kind of paint or powder coat or something. 0 -
Post 64 receivers like the one you are talking about were not rust blued. 0 -
SP45. You missed my point. I fully understand the receiver was not rust blued. What I am asking is could they be? 0 -
Depending on the year, there were 3 different processes used. See Du-Lite's info-
http://www.dulite.com/dulite_94_win_oxide.html0 -
To answer the question "could they" be rust blued, I sincerely doubt it. 0 -
One can apply just about any finish to just about any material, how it turns out is determined by several factors.
The most important factor is the type of material being finished, and the preparation work that it sees before finishing it. Those sintered metal receivers, for the most part, if they had it back in that day, would have been a great candidate for Cerakote.0
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