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H&R 922 ?

ddhotbot
i am looking at an old h&r 922 revolver that is like new cond. my only question is the frame is all purple color. the barrel and cylinder are blue. did it come this way? did it turn purple over time? this gun has been a safe queen for the last 50 yrs. thanks in advance don
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  • Henry0Reilly
    Doesn't sound right to me. Can you post a photo?
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  • 62fuelie
    On some guns, Ruger and post '64 Winchesters, the steel alloy in the receivers will turn a purple color, especially when rebluing.
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  • beantownshootah
    Some bluing turns purple/plum colored over time.
    Its probably normal.
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  • 32 Magnum
    I have several dozen, well maybe around 130, blued H&R revolvers and have seen dozens more, some from as far back as the 1890's - none of them have turned plum. The H&Rs that I have seen with plum colored frames have been reblued/refinished. Unless your 922 is one in a thousand, I'd say the odds are it was reblued at some time in the past.
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  • ddhotbot
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=210633142

    here is a link to the gun. i put it up for auction on gb. what do you think?
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  • abcguns2
    Reblued !!!!!!
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  • pacman5230
    I've been wondering about a similiar color on a h&r "22 special" that I recently aquired. The difference is that the color is amber or bronze, and you can see the steel beneath the finnish. It really makes the old gun look unique, kinda like the two-tones so popular nowdays.
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  • 32 Magnum
    pacman,
    From my experience and considered opinion - if the frame color isn't deep blue and it doesn't match the barrel and cylinder - it is a reblue job.
    p.s. Welcome to the forum. Stick around and enjoy - lot's of good info here. I learn something(s) new every day.
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  • SoreShoulder
    quote:Originally posted by 32 Magnum
    pacman,
    From my experience and considered opinion - if the frame color isn't deep blue and it doesn't match the barrel and cylinder - it is a reblue job.
    p.s. Welcome to the forum. Stick around and enjoy - lot's of good info here. I learn something(s) new every day.
    It may be a San Francisco centennial model.

    However, different steels can take blue differently, so that may be a reason it doesn't match. The frame may be a different material than the barrel and cylinder.
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  • 32 Magnum
    quote:Originally posted by SoreShoulder
    Originally posted by 32 Magnum
    It may be a San Francisco centennial model.
    /quote]

    SoreShoulder,
    Can you provide some info (base model, year(s) of issue, etc.) on the SF Centennial Model - I've not heard of it and have no info what so ever? Thanks
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  • 11b6r
    Jim- ref the Purple SF Centennial model. Pull his other leg- that one has bells on it.
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