craftsmanship question?

alvin · 03-22-2010, 09:40 AM

Salt blue is a taste. Commercial Mauser's salt blued guns were all highly polished before bluing, and their salt blued post 1927 Bolo was a beauty. 1930's salt blue was a little bit less (1%? hard to quantify) than that of salt blued Bolo. Comparing Astra (rust blue) and 1930 (salt blue, same era) side by side, I still feel rust blue finish is a little bit more classical.

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03-22-2010, 09:40 AM	#8
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Salt blue is a taste. Commercial Mauser's salt blued guns were all highly polished before bluing, and their salt blued post 1927 Bolo was a beauty. 1930's salt blue was a little bit less (1%? hard to quantify) than that of salt blued Bolo. Comparing Astra (rust blue) and 1930 (salt blue, same era) side by side, I still feel rust blue finish is a little bit more classical.