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Unread 02-05-2018, 03:25 PM   #3
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The correct terminology is strawed, not fire blued. Different process with different results than strawed. Strawing results in gold type coloring. Fire bluing has been used on some front sights, and grip screws I have seen, but I have never seen major components fire blued.
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