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Offline bob hertrich

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pistol metal finish.
« on: June 01, 2016, 08:10:49 PM »
Probably been asked many times but would a left in white finish be PC for a pistol I am finishing. Would the barrel have been finished and the lock left in the white? It is a generic flintlock maybe built around the Revolution era.
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Re: pistol metal finish.
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2016, 01:33:54 AM »
Bob,

I can't comment on the historical correctness but I built a pair f Dragoon pistols a while back and left both the locks and the barrels bright.  I am waiting for them to take on their own patina.....




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Re: pistol metal finish.
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2016, 02:30:31 AM »
Hi Bob,
The barrel and lock probably would have been polished and left in the white. 

dave
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