Pewter like finish on barrel and lock

[Kevin M]

I have a question on the rifle that is being auctioned off. How does one go about doing the pewter like finish on the barrel and lock? Is it a bleach treatment? I find it an attractive alternative to browning a barrel. I would like to try it on the next rifle that I purchase or build. The gun is on the contemporary longrifle association website. See link below.


http://www.longrifle.ws/events/auctions.asp

 

[Flintandsteel]

I can tell you exactly how it's done. I got the recipe from Allen Martin himself, and I love it.

You start out by browning the metal just as you would any other time, with two exceptions: (1) you don't card the rust off between coats, (2) you let it go Waaaaaaaaay beyond where you would normally stop the browning process. This leaves a rough, pitted texture, the roughness depends on how long you leave it.

Then you actually sand it back to bare metal with 220 grit paper, leaving the pits.
Then apply a cold bluing solution of your choice, and using steel wool and oil, polish it back to that beautiful pewter, aged finish.
It is a thing of beauty to behold. :thumbsup: eace:

 

[750k2]

Check with Packdog - He finished the 40 Tenn. I have that way looks great.. I think he just cold blued and steel wooled it back, I'm sure there is more to it but he did a bang up job on mine.
:thumbsup:

 

[Stumpkiller]

This what you're looking for?

The metal is rusting heavily tonight from the browning solution (2nd night), and then tommorrow I nuetralize the acid with baking soda and then strip all the rust off to reveal the lightly pitted finish. The difference between this and browning is the degree of stripping off of the rust. In browning, I would scratch it off every day by hand with a wire toothbrush and it would take 4-6 days to get the full blown brown finish. For patina though, I don't want the rust on there, just the "effect " of it upon the polished metal. The metal will deepen in color upon cleaning and heating in preparation for the bear oil treatment- inside and out.