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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Duane Harshaw on July 01, 2025, 12:08:02 AM

Title: SMR Browning
Post by: Duane Harshaw on July 01, 2025, 12:08:02 AM

  Would Browning be okay for a Kibler SMR, or would another finish be more suitable, or HC?

Title: Re: SMR Browning
Post by: reddogge on July 01, 2025, 12:15:47 AM

Browning is HC for that period rifle.

Title: Re: SMR Browning
Post by: Marcruger on July 02, 2025, 10:50:39 AM

For the life of me I cannot locate it in my books again, but I saw an image of a late 18th Century ad from a gunmaker in Wilmington NC. He was looking for curly maple, and offered both blue and brown metal finishing.  The two finishes existed at the same time. The fascination to me is that there was a gunmaker on the coast, where it was so much easier to buy an imported gun.  God bless, Marc

Title: Re: SMR Browning
Post by: Scota4570 on July 03, 2025, 06:55:26 AM

I just got done refinishing an early Kibler SMR.  I browned the barrel and furniture.  I did the lock in an indigo heat blue.  The wood is a refresh of oil over scrubbed back old varnish with added stain.   It is quite striking. 

Title: Re: SMR Browning
Post by: BrianS on July 03, 2025, 05:09:28 PM

Quote from: reddogge on July 01, 2025, 12:15:47 AM

Browning is HC for that period rifle.

May I be so archaic as to ask what is "HC"?

Title: Re: SMR Browning
Post by: Daryl on July 03, 2025, 05:14:30 PM

Historically Correct

Title: Re: SMR Browning
Post by: whetrock on July 03, 2025, 09:25:12 PM

which means they did it that way in the old days.