Wonder what process Ruger is using on the frame of their Blackhawk Vaquero revolver? I assume that the color is the main event rather than an artifact of case hardening so it would qualify certainly as "faux" but perhaps not as "diy". Do I recall that Dr. Gaddy stated that the characteristic colours could be created below a temperature which would case harden? Can some aspects of the old process be applied to steels which do not require the hard shell to produce only the "facsimile" colors. Please, I am not asking for a rehash of the critical temp. and Martensitic hardening as applied to case-hardenable steels. We're talking about quote/unquote false colors and perhaps someday we'll run across someone conversant with current facsimile processes which are perhaps unduly complicated and also expensive but at least provide a clue beyond stenciling with "quick rust".
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