AE work hardened??

timn · 01-19-2011, 11:29 AM

Hello all.
My name is Tim and I'm a new member.
(Isn't this where, as a group, you say "Hello Tim"?

I do refinish work to the trade. My customers are mostly smiths and shops.

I received a P08 AE that someone had attempted to cold blue on the barrel and receiver.

I have stripped it to white and plan on polishing it out for rust bluing.

I have found this steel to be very hard to work.
A draw file hardly touches it.

I woudn't have thought that the commercial model would have been rushed through like the military did later on.

Am I wrong on this?
There is no evidence of it being case hardened.

Is this typical of the AE?

TIA and I've learned a great deal from this forum. Thanks.

01-19-2011, 11:29 AM	#1
timn User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	AE work hardened?? Hello all. My name is Tim and I'm a new member. (Isn't this where, as a group, you say "Hello Tim"? I do refinish work to the trade. My customers are mostly smiths and shops. I received a P08 AE that someone had attempted to cold blue on the barrel and receiver. I have stripped it to white and plan on polishing it out for rust bluing. I have found this steel to be very hard to work. A draw file hardly touches it. I woudn't have thought that the commercial model would have been rushed through like the military did later on. Am I wrong on this? There is no evidence of it being case hardened. Is this typical of the AE? TIA and I've learned a great deal from this forum. Thanks.