^^^ this ^^^I gotta thing for blued guns. Nickel is harder to keep clean.
I too agree, blued looks "right".^^^ this ^^^
Blued... just looks "right."![]()
The reason I asked is that the quality of bluing on earlier Smiths is superior to what is produced today.Looking at a new one, sort of swayed to blued.All the older ones I see for sale are well used. Seems owners of them keep them for a long time.
Yes I like the earlier bluing better, it is just hard to find one that is not well used. That early blue is such a deep blue I wonder what they changed?The reason I asked is that the quality of bluing on earlier Smiths is superior to what is produced today.
Some of the chemicals used in the hot bluing salts were banned by the EPA.Yes I like the earlier bluing better, it is just hard to find one that is not well used. That early blue is such a deep blue I wonder what they changed?