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Yes, I've always found it a bit of a puzzle. It's generally only found on the later conversions - the earlier rifles seem (unless they've been FTR'd) to retain the surface finish with which they left their parent factory. For example, the BSA's are blued (right up to some 1944 rifles), Maltby's are generally (IIRC) oil blacked, Savage's retain their finish of, is it, 'dulite'? Yet, the later rifles seem to be brunofixed, as Peter says, presumably instituted at H&H's......
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09-21-2018 08:27 AM
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Nice looking rifle...for sure...
To me that looks like improper crystal formation and poor adhesion due to an incorrectly run bath. The chemistry of phosphating baths has to be tested and kept within certain parameters for a proper finish, at least that's according to the instructions I have read. Otherwise you get poor adhesion an overly coarse or fine crystallization.
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Originally Posted by
Surpmil
certain parameters
Certain temperatures, or you get a green hue which rusts as soon as you dip it in water. Then you have to card it off with steel wool and start again. Yes, that looks different. Apparently this is not the same as Parkerizing though...
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