cera-kote will be the easiest way to have it done professionally, look to see which cer-kaote color matches the original bluing color if you want it to look more authentic
terrible shame someone cut the barrel, but hard to tell when it happened so it might not have been as rare at that point
you could try cold blue, and follow every direction they give to prep the metal
if you don't lightly oil the surface some it'll look like this over time
this is a fully functioning model 10 with the blueing wore down flat on the backstrap and the patina/rust spots where the finger is out on the side. A testament that a firearm has been used and not been safe queened (since...
your gun is developing a patina/developing rust spots where it is being handled. if you don't want it to get worse just make sure to oil that part sometimes when not using the firearm or refinish it if you feel it needs to be done
my safety hammer-less has developed a problem where the firing pin won't retract after firing the first time. thus locking up the cylinder and not allowing it to break open without manually pushing the in back in
it appears that the "lemon squeezer"/new departure/safety hammerless model had a...
my blackhawk shoots 9mm more accurately then the 357 magnum i have found, but it could also be my shooting ability
9mm in a single action is extremely fun, hopefully i can get my 30 carbine blackhawk back and in working order from ruger soon
the billboard import marks on the slide don't help either, the Romanian safety at least looks kinda original if you didn't know better.
I could see the factory where they were adding the safety and the workers wondering why they were drilling big holes in the frames of near mint condition...
some folks on the internet figured out how to fill the hole after removing the import safety, if you have the right tools.
i've been thinking of having dobbs fix up my romanian and take out the safety and fill the hole
i second that, i have break-top revolver and someone used the drill bit method to remove the squab, now it has a groove drilled into the rifling that makes it shoot the the far left after the first shot
can;t help you there then as i did have a full sized 1911, good luck i know the two piece guide rod is the only complaint i ever had with the old loaded 1911