The accidental Model 10 project

[C-grunt]

My wife is a not a gun person at all. But she always tries to get me shooting supplies for my birthday, Christmas, etc... This last Christmas I opened a present and was surprised to find a bottle of Birchwood Super Blue. She thought it was some kind of fancy gun lube. I immediately thought of an old LE trade in S&W model 10 I bought a few years ago. It's in good shape but the finish has had a rough life. I watched and read some tutorials on how to apply a cold blue and gave it a try. I think it turned out better than I expected. The finish still has the look of a vintage working revolver but it doesn't look like it's been sand blasted anymore.

Before:

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20240108_092856 by chase, on Flickr

After:

20240108_101525 by chase, on Flickr

20240108_101542 by chase, on Flickr

 

[Bobaloo22]

Nice job!

 

[Palladan44]

If this isn't the quintessential shooter firearm if I've ever seen one!

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

 

[entropy]

Very good job! I've found B/C Ultra Blue gives a deeper color.
I am an Oxpho Blue fan, but a bottle of this

DICROPAN T-4® | Brownells

T-4 is in the catalog because of customer demand. As Maynard Buehler said: "THIS is the BEST yet." Every time a new gun blue comes on the market, we test it on a piece of gun barrel. We blue three spots: one with the new blue, one with Oxpho- Blue...

www.brownells.com

showed up in the shop recently, and I had a Savage barrel nut come in "in the white", so I thought I'd try it. I am amazed at how quickly I was able to match the rest of the gun's blue with it. As I do with all 'cold' bluing solutions, I heated the piece with a propane torch, just enough to chase all the moisture out before applying the blue.

 

[Pat Riot]

It looks great considering what you had to work with @C-grunt
I agree with @Palladan44 You have a nice shooter there.

 

[J-Bar]

Take care of that woman and praise her publicly. One who wants to make you happy is one to treasure.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

I've got a bottle of BC Super Blue that's old enough to vote now and still doing the job, mainly on screwheads that I've just unbuggered and polished.