Slightly off topic - looking for first hand experience

[enefgee]

This is slightly off topic, but I'm more likely to get the answer here than anywhere else. I have a first series Colt Woodsman, it's been rebarrelled to avoid the crusher and re-registered. The pistol currently has no finish at all. Who does the best rust blueing (or if anyone knows what the original finish is I'm all ears) - I'm not going to do it myself, the old girl deserves a proper job.

 

[Klondiker]

I have to think Nick at Vulcan could help you out. I've heard nothing but good things about his restorations and I've personally had great service dealing with him on other purchases.

 

[Nyles]

Can’t help with the bluing but curious, why would it need to be rebarelled? They made them with 4 1/2 and 6 5/8 inch barrels.

 

[enefgee]

Can’t help with the bluing but curious, why would it need to be rebarelled? They made them with 4 1/2 and 6 5/8 inch barrels.

This one measured out at 4 1/8 when properly measured - it may have been recrowned, and it wasn't registered. You can't register a new prohib, so it got a new barrel and a new reg. Beats feeding it to a shredder, there aren't that many of these old girls out there. The collector value is gone, so I figure why not get her done up. Incidentally I did find a reference to excellent work done by Brian Densmore in NS.