I decided to rust blue my revolver, so I applied a rust devoloper to the gun
after getting the rust I wanted, I boiled the gun, leaving a blue tone in what previously was an orange colour..
then with steel wool I sanded the gun
leaving a pleasant blue tone in the steel, quite lasting
I had to repeat the process several times, more than 7, and the parts must be boiled again after the last step, "to kill" the process.
this was the original finish..
now it looks more authentic
I "slightly" aged the edges of the gun, with very fine sanding paper, to give a more "well used" look, resembling leather use.
with time, this finish goes into a more blueish finish. It is quite resistant agains rust, and stands handling well, though it is weaker on the cooper cleaning rods than standard blueing.
note:
the hammer is a replacement, I was not able to get the original UBERTI hammer, with the pleasant traditional hammer curve, so I had to use an low profile hammer, with a huge crest, low but very thick, that made the hammer easier to cock, but slower in its fall, so I had to cut the crest, to reduce weight, as a low hammer fall is bad for accuracy.
all the best