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Dang guys, A lot of discussion on a nicely recased Pin Gun. yes it is mine, Thanks Brian, and Mike, you hit the nail on the head, the work was done by Ohio Case color. The colors are better than the pictures show. The blue shows very vivid when I am using my flash.. Need to work on the photography skills, and yes, the reciver was completely stripped and done as a complete assembly. The lever and FE iron were done as well..And Bill yes it is a ton of work to go thru, to let go for 700 but you live and learn and move on to another project

It just seems that it is so rare to see a recased gun that is "improved" in charm and character by the expensive process. I guess if there is no need of pit removal and re-engraving, the result looks fairly true to character, but if deep restoration is needed over the entire gun, the fresh colors just don't look "in place". I am into two projects right now that will leave some pitting, worn engraving, and a bit of tarnish in place at the end of partial restorations. Not to be accused of being one way about all this, I have another project that will end up with a fresh coat of color. Some of these decisions are made on the basis of total cost versus result, others made on the basis of what looks right.

I'm far from knowlegable about this, but just had a gun bone and charcoal colored, and the smith specifically stated that he colored it while assembled so that the colors would run across the parts. Colors on mine run across the breech pin, handpin, (untimed)triggerplate screws and triggerplate.

Those that I have had professionally re case colored (by both Color Case Company of Ohio and by Doug Turnbull) also were done with the trigger plate and certain other parts (varies from gun to gun) and associated screws in place. It is done purposely do get the colors across the appropriate parts. I think the criticism has come from photos where a torch job obviously was done with the gun still assembled, leaving the tell-tale circular burned areas and bullseye looking areas running across parts. The above photo ilustrates a properly re colored gun. The proof of a torched gun is not that it has colors across adjacent parts, but that the torch has left it's mark, completely different from the above nicely done colors. With a bit of practice it becomes easier to distinguish.

But look at the wood-to-metal fit! If that appeared on a Midland 'farmers' grade gun the person responsible would have been put in the firing hole and shot.

Dig, I don't think it's been restocked. It's a beater gun with a fresh coat of paint. It does have the "poor relation" barrel address and the Pahka "carriage bolt" for a hinge. What more could one ask?

jack

The same gun went unsold the week before for $725.00. It sold for $1,378.10 this week. Lower starting bid and a few interested bidders make all the difference in the world. I bet that 10% of the guns on Gunbroker.com would sell if they just had a lower starting bid.

Hard to get a starting bid for what a gun is almost worth sometimes. Look at how high some of the guns end up going for when they start for $1.00. You can not take a peice of crap and start it low and end up with top dollar but a decent gun will sell faster this way once a few bidders get going. We have all seen it where in a auction two or three bidders get going and they just run the item up like a rocket in flight. Music to the ears of the auctioneer and seller.