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Antiquing "How-To"
Mean Bob Mean:
I saw a nicely antiqued Cimarron 1878 shotgun Saturday. Shooter said he did it with a fast light vinegar wipe.
Lord Eoin MacKenzie:
This might be "Off Topic" I have an older west German made SAA clone with Aluminum Gripframe, trigger guard and ejector houing...Also the previous owner sprayed the entire gun with a flat black paint that lasted until I got home. I know the gunfight grips have to go, for both groups.
What can I used to strip off the paint without affecting the aluminum pieces?
yahoody:
I did my USFA Rodeo start to finish while watching Monte Walsh last night. Only a few pauses throw in for refreshements and pee breaks :o.
Little more white than I originally wanted on the barrel sides. Spent most of the time on the frame with the gun stripped down. Only things used were a new B-C Lead & Polishing Cloth (the majority of the effort btw), a tiny bit of JB Bore paste and a few swipes of white wine vinegar, undiluted, which was used very sparingly on a paper towel as a wipe. The visual effect now is a well worn carbonia blue I think. More so than a gun in the white to my eye. Surprised actually at just how nice it did come out.
either way a lot more authentic than this imo...
and a might purtier
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yahoody:
--- Quote from: ColonelFlashman on March 07, 2013, 11:39:07 AM ---It would Still have the Majority of its Finish & Not look 200 years old. :o
--- End quote ---
Ya, imo, there is a lot of speculation in this thread on gun finish.
I own a gun 1911 Colt Bisley that I know its entire history from a new purchase @ Blish-Mize-Silliman hardware in Atchison KS to date. It has been passed through 4 generations of my family. Of those 103 years I know exactly where it has been for 70. It was pampered for that 70. The majority of the holster wear came between 1913 and 1922 doing Colorado ranch work when a side arm might be required. But no question, this one was an expensive piece of property that was taken exceptionally good care of. This was a gentleman's target gun and point of pride. The purchase was never intended to be a cowboy's everyday range tool. A couple of hard years, 1942-3 saw the same gun in the holster again on a cow pony. The owner already 50+. Game, but city soft and getting a little long in the tooth to be a cowboy again. You can compare the results of what 11 years of actual documented holster wear and the elements do to a gun in the photo. I still have the original holster as well. I suspect finish damage was at best an equal combination of holster wear and harsh cleaning techniques. BP cleaning even harder yet on the finish.
willcarter:
Great idea Marshal. The cheapest and ugliest holster will be transformed into very special tool.
But please don´t try this job with the cylinder in only one position, unless you want a very funny wearing pattern.
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