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Johnny Peppers · 12-18-2001, 12:22 AM

Lonnie,

The pistol on AA appears to have one of the receivers that turned red/purple during the salt blueing process. The color is probably due to incorrect temperature during blueing. The military Mauser would not have had a mixed finish such as the one I described on the 34/06.

12-18-2001, 12:22 AM	#6
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Auction Arms BYF Lonnie, The pistol on AA appears to have one of the receivers that turned red/purple during the salt blueing process. The color is probably due to incorrect temperature during blueing. The military Mauser would not have had a mixed finish such as the one I described on the 34/06.