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Came across in DGJ a story (with pictures) by Tom Kid on a late C grade Fox with a single trigger (Kautzky). He remarked that the gun (all factory original) had had its trigger case colored. Accordingly, what are the merits (or lack there of) of having ones trigger case colored and how often was it done on doubles of the early era?

PS. Same question on Top Lever's applies. I think that may add something to the looks, above and beyond a deep rust/hot/or carbonia blue, but I don't believe Top Lever's as a rule are case colored because the color would rub off so quickly. Thanks for any and all input.


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All depends on the maker and grade. Most English doubles had there triggers colour hardened ,seen cased top levers on continental and US guns and modern O/Us but very few English.

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Parker triggers were nitre blue until D's and up then plated,top levers were case hardened,LCS followed a similar plan
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CC triggers are somewhat common on Spanish. I have these guns with CC triggers.

Erbi midrange boxlock
Felix Sarasqueta boxlock
Florentino Arizaga sidelock W/all the bells and whistles.


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Purdey & H&H are now color-case hardening their toplevers and triggerguards.

Looks ugly - to me anyway.


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If you case harden the triggers, can you still bend'em; or would they break?...Geo

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What's the advantage of CC the triggers? I can't see any.

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So are triggers and top levers case colored? Or is it preference of owner/shooter? Specifically, I would like to know what you men think about it being done on LeFevers. Were Lefevers triggers and top levers cc? Reason I ask, is I have had the thing annnealed, triggers and top lever too. After metalwork is done, it's time to send it back to CGI for cc. But after reading ed goods post on bone-charcoal temps, now I'm wondering if the frame will be warped/brittle if I re-case color it. It that a risk you take when case-coloring ( the right and proper way ) ?

Any one else here had a reciever annealed and re-case colored the right way(bone charcoal) and how did it turn out?

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Two of my 1894 Remington 16ga. double's that are in my collection and are in original condition with cace colored trigger's. Terry P.S Both are late gun's.

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So are triggers and top levers case colored? Or is it preference of owner/shooter? Specifically, I would like to know what you men think about it being done on LeFevers. Were Lefevers triggers and top levers cc? Reason I ask, is I have had the thing annnealed, triggers and top lever too. After metalwork is done, it's time to send it back to CGI for cc. But after reading ed goods post on bone-charcoal temps, now I'm wondering if the frame will be warped/brittle if I re-case color it. It that a risk you take when case-coloring ( the right and proper way ) ?

Any one else here had a reciever annealed and re-case colored the right way(bone charcoal) and how did it turn out?

thank you.


On Syracuse Lefevers the top levers are always color case hardened. On grades higher than H the trigger guard is also color case hardened. Triggers are usually hadedned but blued.

From watching Ed Good for a number of years I have developed an important rule to follow: Never and I mean never pay attention to anything that Snake Oil Salesman Ed Good has to say. He has ruined or caused to be ruined many good old guns that would have been worth more if he would have left them alone.

I have had Buck Hamlin recase a Lefever GE. His work is excellent. His colors are authentic Lefever colors and his prices are fair.

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