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<blockquote data-quote="Greg M" data-source="post: 3216184" data-attributes="member: 8293"><p>So, since it didn't "stay on", ( I guess the rust, which is what bluing is, fell off), it's better to look like junk. Well, not trying to be a smart a__, but since you brought it up, I recently did 2 Model 12s with nickel, and they came out beautifully. The first is a 1922 20 gauge and the second is a 1934 12 gauge.</p><p></p><p> <img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/gmckinney626/891932_435484573205734_854093746_o_zpsa05d8d54.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/gmckinney626/792150_414736198613905_754286500_o_zps358260b5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>both were done for sentimental reasons, not for resale.</p><p></p><p>I'm just having a really hard time wrapping my head around the argument that guns are the only thing known to man that lose their value when they are restored. Even if you are talking Colt SAA first gens, they were carbona blued and case hardened frames and receivers. Why then, would polishing them and following their processes for finishing make it less valuable than a rusted out piece of crap. I agree that it would never compare to an original that was in mint condition, but realistically, how many 125 year old guns are mint, or even graded "very good" on the NRA grading scale. Seems unrealistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg M, post: 3216184, member: 8293"] So, since it didn't "stay on", ( I guess the rust, which is what bluing is, fell off), it's better to look like junk. Well, not trying to be a smart a__, but since you brought it up, I recently did 2 Model 12s with nickel, and they came out beautifully. The first is a 1922 20 gauge and the second is a 1934 12 gauge. [img]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/gmckinney626/891932_435484573205734_854093746_o_zpsa05d8d54.jpg[/img] [img]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/gmckinney626/792150_414736198613905_754286500_o_zps358260b5.jpg[/img] both were done for sentimental reasons, not for resale. I'm just having a really hard time wrapping my head around the argument that guns are the only thing known to man that lose their value when they are restored. Even if you are talking Colt SAA first gens, they were carbona blued and case hardened frames and receivers. Why then, would polishing them and following their processes for finishing make it less valuable than a rusted out piece of crap. I agree that it would never compare to an original that was in mint condition, but realistically, how many 125 year old guns are mint, or even graded "very good" on the NRA grading scale. Seems unrealistic. [/QUOTE]
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