Color case hardening on my 1884

[Fred Gaarde]

Using the FLASH mode on my iPhone, the photos of the breech block on my Model 1884 Trapdoor showed how brilliant the color case hardening really is.

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[Tom Trevor]

Beautiful. None of the current people doing case coloring can even come close to the arsenal work.

[Jim]

Using the FLASH mode on my iPhone, the photos of the receiver on my Model 1884 Trapdoor showed how brilliant the color case hardening really is.

I know you know this, but . . . .
It’s ONLY the breechblock and tang that received the color-case hardening colors . . .NOT the receiver.
Beautiful color!

[Dick Hosmer]

Ahh yes - the 1889-era stuff that was put away brand-new!! Gorgeous... And yes, no one gets it right today.

Those pics may tempt me to get a couple of mine out of their rat-hole....My Sharps-sighted long range was close, but, alas, I no longer have it....

[Fred Gaarde]

Using the FLASH mode on my iPhone, the photos of the receiver on my Model 1884 Trapdoor showed how brilliant the color case hardening really is.

I know you know this, but . . . .
It’s ONLY the breechblock and tang that received the color-case hardening colors . . .NOT the receiver.
Beautiful color!

Thank you! I corrected my post.

[Fred Gaarde]

Ahh yes - the 1889-era stuff that was put away brand-new!! Gorgeous... And yes, no one gets it right today.

Those pics may tempt me to get a couple of mine out of their rat-hole....My Sharps-sighted long range was close, but, alas, I no longer have it....

Dick, the colors only show up clearly when I use my Flash. Otherwise they appear subdued.

[Dick Hosmer]

Sometimes I marvel, in looking at the sculptured steel, polished walnut, and fiery colors, that these jewels were actually handed out to regular grunts as TOOLS! How sad-looking (even if exponentially more effective) the current pieces of ill-fitting black plastic shit really are, by comparison...