Different colored brass

[Jim Lloyd]

 I just received my order to complete a Kentucky pistol and some of the brass is wax casting some is sand cast.  The colors between the 2 Are Way apart. Rod pipes are a nice golden, trigger guard and
Butt cap are a yellow color and sideplates is in between.   I’m not sure if this is going to look right.
 They offer a trigger guard and larger but cap in a wax cast if I need to re-order it  to match the  Rod pipes but it’s not a guarantee.  I also have a .080 sheet of silver that I was possibly going to make a side plate and butt cap Out of instead but the trigger guard and Rod pipes are way different color.  I need some help making a decision before I start cutting these parts in please help.

[rich pierce]

If the yellow color is what you want, seems like changing out ramrod thimble is the easiest solution.

[Jim Lloyd]

 That would be the easiest thing to do.  I wish they made matching sets for these pistols.

[flehto]

Yrs ago I assumed brass was brass...not so because I unknowingly  bought some wax cast parts in bronze. When polished, the bronze parts were close to yellow brass, but as they aged, the bronze took on a reddish hue as shown below. Both the Bplate and TG were affected....and were bought as a set.....Fred
 

[Hungry Horse]

This is not a modern problem. I bought a bunch of old rifle furniture some years ago. Most of it was brass, or what was called brass back then. It varied in color quite a bit. In fact I still have a little buttplate that is so red it looks like it was cast from old church bells.
 I don’t think they paid too much attention to the color differences back then.

  Hungry Horse