Here's three I just did the final card on. No oils or wax yet, but they have a very rich, deep black-slightly blue finish. I use an alcohol based Nitric Acid solution, the same one I'm using for my pattern-welded guns.


All are fairly humble guns. An Ithaca Flues on top, an Armas Erbi Sidelock in the middle, and a Crescent Hammergun on the bottom.



I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.