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Single-Sixer
Anyone else here seen this on other OMs?...
I have a 45 year old .41 Remington Magnum Blackhawk that exhibits what appears to be oxidation, or a patina, on the sides of the hammer.
The reason I ponder this, at all, is to decide whether or not I want to remove the hammer and polish the sides to the original bright "white" finish.
As a one-time numismatist, I would never dream of removing patina from an old coin. I realize firearms are not coins... Nonetheless, I like aged patina; cold bluing on a hammer -not so much. If this isn't bluing, for example, I may just leave it alone.
Is there a way to tell if bluing was applied to the sides of the hammer?
I have a 45 year old .41 Remington Magnum Blackhawk that exhibits what appears to be oxidation, or a patina, on the sides of the hammer.
The reason I ponder this, at all, is to decide whether or not I want to remove the hammer and polish the sides to the original bright "white" finish.
As a one-time numismatist, I would never dream of removing patina from an old coin. I realize firearms are not coins... Nonetheless, I like aged patina; cold bluing on a hammer -not so much. If this isn't bluing, for example, I may just leave it alone.
Is there a way to tell if bluing was applied to the sides of the hammer?