THIS is blue....

[SchmittZoid]

Late to the party, as always . . . . . but . . . .

This is Color Case Hardening . . . . . slide is blued over color case / case color hardened frame.

Nitre Blued small parts on a blued gun . . . .

And then, what is marketed as Carbona Blue, Carbona Black, or sometimes Carbonia . . . .

Carbona Blue/Black finish by Turnbull . . . .

 

[WLhunter]

But very nice additions!

 

[kingdaddy3247]

and this finish is known as chrome. or "bling" i believe.

isnt that right Nonliberal ?

 

[Nonliberal]

and this finish is known as chrome. or "bling" i believe. View attachment 1081411
isnt that right Nonliberal ?

Nope, thats blue.

 

[geezer]

That ain't blue…

 

[kingdaddy3247]

Nope, thats blue.

Or maybe it's that "patina" that I read so much about?

 

[woodstock]

Blue on blue, heartache on heartache

 

[coach482]

If I missed any other popular finishes....By all means, add them....

I have 2 1890ish shotguns from my grandfather, they have a brown finish that I do think is rusted through the blueing. They are both very slick with no pitting visible. Is that something different or just age?

 

[SAR 6114]

And this is a pink balloon knot.

KISS KISS

 

[geezer]

I have 2 1890ish shotguns from my grandfather, they have a brown finish that I do think is rusted through the blueing. They are both very slick with no pitting visible. Is that something different or just age?

Not sure....I think they were rust blued back in the day, but with different chemicals...stuff our illustrious EPA says we can't use now. But I will look into it a little deeper...