Thinking of this for a project

[ShotgunDave]

Well I must have bad taste, or low standards, because I think it looks great!

If you are completely dissatisfied with it, and just want to dispose of it, I know a guy out in Kommiefornia that needs a S&G for his Confederate collection.

Just sayin.........

[sourdough]

Richard,

I think it looks very good. It may not be up to your perfection ideals, but it is a keeper in my mind. Much better than the stock photo blued picture from DGW.

If it were mine, I would just let it age a bit before you do a hot blue job.

Thank you for posting the results.

Regards,

Jim

[ssb73q]

If it were mine, I would just let it age a bit before you do a hot blue job.

Hi Jim, you were right on the money about letting the nitre bluing age. The last part of a nitre blue job is to let the bluing cure overnight. I have noticed this before. After doing the nitre bluing the parts are covered with oil (I use Ballistol) and left for 24 hours. I noticed that just after an hour posting my disappointing photos that the bluing was already darkening. I took the revolver outside in the sun and took a couple of more photos. I'm becoming a happier camper.

Regards,
Richard

[ShotgunDave]

Yep, that's just plain gorgeous.

I absolutely love that purplish blue color of Nitre bluing. Kind of "Royal Blue" if you will. You can really see it in those outdoors pictures. Well done Richard.

That is exactly why I voted for the bright polished finish. That blue color gets muted on a matte finished gun. I love it.

This is exactly what I want to do to the GU Navy I got from Mark. I may have to hire you Richard, and send you the parts to blue.

[Captainkirk]

Looks great, Richard! Hats off to you on this one.

[ssb73q]

Hi, five coats of Tru-oil have been put on the revolver grips. Getting that Pietta red mud off the grips was a PITA. The grips couldn't be sanded too much without changing dimensions, but most of the red has been removed. The grips were bleached to minimize the red. Photos of the last coat of Tru-oil on the grips:

I'm not sure I like grips with a shine. If it doesn't look good on the revolver, #0000 steel wool will dull the finish nicely.

Regards,
Richard

[sourdough]

Hi, Richard,

I really don't care for shiny wood, either. I have used BC Tru-Oil also, and have used #0000 steel wool to smooth out the "high" spots (after 3-4 days of letting the finish cure) and it dulls it up quite a bit. I then used a somewhat worn piece of denim to create a somewhat satin finish. I like it. YMMV.

Regards,

Jim

[Captainkirk]

Richard, I am not a fan of red wood nor glossy grips either.

[ssb73q]

Hi, this gun build project has been completed. The grips are now shiny, but may be dulled if moved to do so in the future. A couple of photos of the completed Pietta brass framed 1851 (Schneider & Glassick).

Regards,
Richard

[ShotgunDave]

Well again, I must have bad taste. Because those grips look fantastic to me. The whole gun is just marvelous. You outdid yourself Richard.

As for shiny vs. dull wood, it depends on the gun for me. I have several of both and they both look great on their respective guns.

[sourdough]

Very nice, Richard!