Opinions please: What causes case colors to fade, if not exposure to sunlight? Handling, it seems to me, should not be a significant issue, because you don't spend a lot of time--whether hunting or shooting targets--with either hand around the receiver. On some guns, they certainly fade faster than on others. Parker Repros (no flaming, guys--I really do like them!) seem to have CC that faded notoriously fast. On the other hand, for a very basic gun that I'm pretty sure had cyanide colors, I've seen a surprising number of old Hunter Fultons with a lot of wear elsewhere, yet retaining a lot of color. But as Mike pointed out, you'll see a lot of guns with no CC on the receiver, but very bright CC on the forend iron. (Also, fairly frequently, on the water table and breech face.)
I have one of the late ICD's, and I believe all of those were CC by Turnbull. Can't comment on how well they match the original NID's, but I think they're quite attractive and, so far at least, quite durable.
Last edited by L. Brown; 04/30/10 08:23 AM.
