The receiver of comemorative Win 94

[cornelunc]

The receiver is steel gold plated or bronze?

 

[fishlp]

gold plated

 

[bellero]

I always thought they were made of polished brass??

 

[none]

They are gold plated and going by mine it does wear off when having fun doing what they were made for,not sitting in a dark closet.

 

[Kilo Charlie]

I always thought they were made of polished brass??

Brass is too brittle and not strong enough for receivers. That's why Winchester stopped using it when they discontinued the 1866 Model. Steel was becoming available in large quantities and the machinery to work it had advanced.

 

[cornelunc]

They are gold plated and going by mine it does wear off when having fun doing what they were made for,not sitting in a dark closet.

Thanks to all.I may understand that if I use it the gold will go out.

 

[pittboomer]

the gold on mine is well worn an i personaly like the way it looks , they were meant to be used you can always look at a perfect one in a museum or the like .

 

[NAA]

Personally, I like the commemoratives with the silver finish receivers as shooters. I currently have a Cowboy 20" saddle ring carbine and a Legendary Lawmen 16" trapper SRC. Both are strictly "shooters".

While I usually can't abide the gold plated commemoratives, once they get a bit of wear and start to turn silver with a bit of character on 'em I think they look kinda cool.

NAA.