I am considering sending a couple of newer Colt hammers of to be case hardened.
However, one of the guns has a very slick action job by Bob Munden with the hammer's surfaces on the outside edge highly polished so the sear will slide easily between the notches.
what would happen if the hammer is case hardened? does the surface retain its molecular arrangement and change color or does the bone meal and charcoal impart a new thin layer of deposit on the steel?
My suspicion is that a slight re polish would be needed to restore the surfaces but I am not sure.
I know that this is only part of an action job but this gun is really slick and smooth.
has anyone case colred their hammer after the action work was done?