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Ced1942

Ced1942

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Hi guys

Won this rifle quite recently in an auction and i received the rifle with the top of the receiver bluing in this condition
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Look like the previous owner used the same brush i use in my garage on rusty car part. That this is scratched and not just a little bit its everywhere around the crest and top of the chamber.
My question is there any way to make it less obvious? I know a perfect fix is impossible and reblue is out of the question as this is a quite rare milsurp. I never used cold blue so i dont know how visible this would end and would like to know as much i can before atempting anything
 
Ced1942 said:
Hi guys....I know a perfect fix is impossible and reblue is out of the question as this is a quite rare milsurp.....
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I think you have your answer right there. If its a rare milsurp, there isn't much you can do, as anything you do will make it less authentic.

If its too much for you to bear, I would sell it to someone who would appreciate it for what it is and not further its descent into bubba land.
 
As a bulgarian-marked M95, I would leave it as is. Were it a less rare specimen, you could restore it to have a nice looker that would satisfy aesthetically but not be worth any more than any other example. Some shops like Vulcan specialize in that kind of restoration, but that one deserves to be left alone.
 
Claven2 said:
As a bulgarian-marked M95, I would leave it as is. Were it a less rare specimen, you could restore it to have a nice looker that would satisfy aesthetically but not be worth any more than any other example. Some shops like Vulcan specialize in that kind of restoration, but that one deserves to be left alone.
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Thats what i will do, in no mean i want a "good looker" if that mean destroying the original finish. Was just hopping there was a way hiding those scratch without hurting the finish but by the answer im getting i wont be doing anything to it. Mentioned cold blue because i know it exist but never used it, i usually leave any scratch as it is because its part of the rifle history but those i could have done without them
Still a shame bubba got to this rifle as its a really nice one
 
NEVER EVER EVER use cold blue on milsurp original finish.

True story about a trick taught to me by a good friend now living in Victoria BC back when we did the gunshow circuit in south eastern ontario together 20 years back. Literally EVERY milsurp he would look at in person at a show or shop, he'd pick it up and smell the exposed metal before looking at anything else. Even after 20 years, you can SMELL cold blue on a gun. It reels like somebody humping a fake.

Don't be a humper.

'nuff said.
 
Claven2 said:
NEVER EVER EVER use cold blue on milsurp original finish.

True story about a trick taught to me by a good friend now living in Victoria BC back when we did the gunshow circuit in south eastern ontario together 20 years back. Literally EVERY milsurp he would look at in person at a show or shop, he'd pick it up and smell the exposed metal before looking at anything else. Even after 20 years, you can SMELL cold blue on a gun. It reels like somebody humping a fake.

Don't be a humper.

'nuff said.
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Damn, i have red that this stuff smell like hell but i would never have belived it would still be noticeable after all these year!

Ill stay away from that stuff thanks for the input
 
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