brown or case harden

[john4645]

If you brown a barrel on a hooked breached gun, should the tang be browned? all the other hardware on the gun is going to be cased hardend. I was going to charcoal blue the barrel and case harden the tang, but after to failed attempts I took advantage of the high humidity here and rust blued/browned the barrel.

 

[NORD]

I would definently make the hooked tang the same color as the[url] barrel...in[/url] my opinion...mave fun with you project. :thumbsup:

 

[Old40Rod]

Unless you have a particular reason to keep the tang "in the white" and contrast with the barrel, yup, match it to the barrel finish...IMHO

 

[Stony]

My vote is match the barrel to the tang. Fire blued screws would off-set the browned tang nicely but that's just me.

 

[john4645]

Yes, I think you guys are right. I will match the tang with browning, but I think I will fire blue the screws.

 

[NORD]

Good choice...that is the way I finished my hawken and I really like the look it makes...good luck! :thumbsup:

 

[crockett]

Tell us more about how you case harden. Are you able to get some good looking colors?

 

[rich pierce]

On many originals, the tangs were case-hardened even when barrels were browned or left in the white or fire blued.

 

[NORD]

Interesting! Thank you...