Color case hardening finish .vs Boiling...

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There are still gunsmiths around restoring early cartridge firearms such as the first generation Colt single action (much in demand) that do their own case hardening. i saw the work of a gunsmith who worked in a large gunshop, he even case colored a Mauser M98 action. the Mauser looked good too, but his main work was Colt 1873 revolvers.

Some years ago I converted a South American issue Remington rolling block to 22 rim fire, did alot of custom work and found an advertisement in the old Shotgun News for color case hardening from a man in South Dakota, It cost me just under $100.00 including shipping, while not the color pattern Remington used, it looks good to me.

Shop around, you might find a gunsmith to color your shotgun