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The patina appears correct. Is the interior of the slide and frame same patina finish or different ? I was wondering if yours might have been rust blued on the refinish.

The finish appears authentic, unless rust blued. If the interior frame, slide and barrel have similar finish or spots that match. Rust blue would still have original interior. Also, I have one Colt 1903 the slide and action and barrel lug housing are near perfect very little to no wear and...

I am posting pages from the book Rust Bluing and Browing By R.H. Angier published in 1936 but I believe the author was writing the book circa 1920s or a little earlier. The appendix H.1. Temper Blue, is Colt's, Smith and Wesson's, and Savage's and maybe others method of finishing the firearm...

Hey everyone, I have been working real hard researching any and all mention of Colt finishes. I found these pics posted elsewhere. One with the oven photo of the worker close up is in the book "A Century of Achievement" by Colt Firearms. I have a copy of the book on the way I bought so I will...

An added note to the original post about factory finish and the fact these parts including the barrel were exposed to high 550 degree to 650 degree Fahrenheit temperatures. The barrels were also exposed to the temper bluing process and the rifling was never fully polished or possibly even wire...

I am interested if you ever want to part company with any. I am mostly semi autos 32 acps; and probably get a few early Colt Revolvers. I went after a Cabelas Gun Library High Polish the other day, and after someone sold a $60,000 collection for retirement 3 months earlier, another buyer went...

The 122271 serial number with box for $2275? I am not so certain that is a full high polish because I can see the grain lines on the frame and it photographs black, not mirrored silver. Also, same photo set up so variations should be controlled by photographer at their store. Although, I am...

I am a little worried the production numbers will not be held at what I read of 3500. So, for me its a wait and see, because current values are not selling in my opinion other than the High Polish Blue New Colts which I have seen 5 sold at the $1499 price. Also, I read the deal is US Armament...

The below is taken from an earlier High Road post It seems the coloring is all temperature based, but I am not convinced the smoke does not lay down a carbonized film as well to the surface...

After further research, I want to correct the word use of "Carbonia" which was a S&W finish which the American Furnace company furnished the ingredients which were further mixed by S&W for the Carbonia black finish. I believe this information to be accurate and will not use it to denote Colt's...

Thanks for the photo pistol looks great. It's a very good finish. I believe that to be a hot salt blue job. I like the grips. I believe that when the furnaces were shut down Colt went to hot salt bluing of all pistols. FN did the same in 1960s and I think FN was one the last company to stop...

Its original, got lucky real lucky to get it. Market was soft and Seller had a high start price. I talked to another major gun seller as I am just a collector and he said was putting one up for sale same condition as mine but had factory box for $1500.

OK, the below pics display the Colt 1903 High Polish Finish "mirror" verse regular finish. Regular finish sanding grain polishing seems to be very consistent through all years of production regardless of "trough" tempering or "furnace" tempering. Colt 1903 65873 is a trough finish and Colt...

I think the best way to tell a High Polish from the regular finish is that to a much higher degree of reflective silver, and much more difficult to see the black of the finish. Also the sanding grain lines are almost non existent in high polish and in the regular finish you see them with the...

I have not gotten into revolvers yet, but this technique and method would have gone across production in my opinion. What we need to learn is the how and why. I have a Salvage 1907 that is as Royal Blue and perfect as the day it was new. Same thing, a mirror type high polish finish, both Colt...