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I'm interested in the forend and triggerguard original finishes for NIDs. One of my .410 NIDs has clearly had the forend iron wirewheeled and the triggerguard is nearly completely devoid of blue. Toplever and triggers are bare as well.
It appears to me that these components are rustblued on my other gun.
Any insight would be appreciated.
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Chuck, my guess is rust blue as that was the process in place. I will look at some of mine with original finish and get back to you. I have no factory records describing metal finishing methods.
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Thanks Walt. Back to more decorating for the trick or treaters.
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Chuck, I just pulled out my uncle's 1930 NID 16. The forend iron and trigger guard are rust blued. The triggers and opening lever are brown now from handling and I can't tell if they were originally "white" or case colored.
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Thanks Mike. Walt's and your observations and opinions are the same as my one gun sample.
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Triggers were bright polish unless grade 4 or higher, then gold plated.
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Thanks again Walt. That validates what Gunter did on my 20ga 3E SST. 
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I was just showing off my newly learned skill of shooting a picture with my phone, uploading to Photobucket and linking it to the forum. Pretty cool, but it took me half a day to figure it out.
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