Colt 1903 on Gunbroker
Want a good example to restore? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=438272228 This one only needs refinishing...
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Colt 1903 on Gunbroker
I call BS on that one. NO finish left, and the metal is pitted all over. Looks to me like it has been stripped and cold blued, and that is what has faded. Never seen Colt factory finish degrade like that without some help.
$250 tops.
What exactly do you mean by "BS"?
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Wednesday, September 03, 2014, 18:37 (3675 days ago) @ Catoosa
edited by Hobie, Wednesday, September 03, 2014, 18:43
It has NOT been cold-blued, but the finish has been mostly removed one way or another. The grips are good, the magazine is good. As I remember it the bore was very good.
PS - I just read the "bluing has faded" comment. That is NOT right but the guy who wrote it up isn't the most knowledgeable guy. I'll get that addressed if I can.
I have seen and handled this pistol. Almost bought it myself. Might yet, I bid what they have in it, $300.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
What exactly do you mean by "BS"?
Certainly not to mean any ruminant-processed vegetative matter coming from you Hobie!
Just that I can't see that finish as normally faded by time and handling. Casehardening will certainly fade over time, but Colt factory bluing from the period of that gun's manufacture should last a long time unless it has been exposed to something that CAUSES it to degrade. The pitting under the ejection port and elsewhere looks like rusted metal has been removed to leave the pits.
That said, you have seen the gun and I have only seen the photos, so you certainly have a better idea of it's condition. At the least, it would be a good candidate for restoration. If I lucked into one like that for a good price, I'd parkerize it, replace the springs, stick it in an IWB holster and smile a lot.
Did NOT take it as a negative on me but as
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, September 04, 2014, 12:50 (3674 days ago) @ Catoosa
something as to your point that I didn't understand. I wanted to understand so that I could answer any questions or correct any misconceptions if possible/applicable.
As noted elsewhere the bluing has been substantially removed but it has not been cold-blued. I think the color/tint/hue of the photo gives that impression but it isn't so. This pistol could easily be given a correct finish and would be a fine shooter. I was thinking of having it Parkerized like a military gun... #duckingandrunning
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Sincerely,
Hobie
The photo seems to be off color to me, on my
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Wednesday, September 03, 2014, 18:44 (3675 days ago) @ Hobie_
laptop.
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Sincerely,
Hobie