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Offline bobfrombutler

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Original color of 1858
« on: June 29, 2004, 01:29:42 PM »
I need to have some re-blueing done on my 1858 Remingotn. What color where they in 1858. Plum brown, case hardened, ???
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« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2004, 01:35:29 PM »
The 1858 and New Model Army and Navy frame, barrel and cylinder, trigger and loading lever were all blue, only the hammer was color cased.

Also blue in the original was the 1875 and 1890 frame, only the hammer and loading gate were color cased.
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