Is it a Factory Nickel finish?

trigger643 · 09-25-2005, 07:08 AM

It appears to have been brushed pretty heavily prior to plating. I would suspect a factory job, if there were such things, would have had a mirror like finish before plating. I have to agree, it does look like chrome and not nickel.

I wonder how many true factory nickel's were done, or at least done contemporary with the mfg, that collectors have dismissed over the years? Certainly there were pimp-daddies even back in the days of our grandfathers. However, this one appears to have been a GI's prized war trophy.

09-25-2005, 07:08 AM	#4
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	It appears to have been brushed pretty heavily prior to plating. I would suspect a factory job, if there were such things, would have had a mirror like finish before plating. I have to agree, it does look like chrome and not nickel. I wonder how many true factory nickel's were done, or at least done contemporary with the mfg, that collectors have dismissed over the years? Certainly there were pimp-daddies even back in the days of our grandfathers. However, this one appears to have been a GI's prized war trophy. __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown