fore end irons

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tony williamson
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fore end irons

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Were all fox fore end irons case hardened or were some blued...i am positive the cc on my new old sw is original but the fore arm iron is blued.
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There are examples of both but someone else will have to give us information on when and why.
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tony williamson
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Anybody got any foxes out there with blued fore ends...
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ASavageFox
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several... not at home and did not record each in my records. Its not uncommon at all to see blued forearm metal.
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tony williamson
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Thats a relief. I cant upload the pics of it until i figure out how to reduce the size cant wait to show you guys
the pics.
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I have an early Sterlingworth #680xx on the bench right now, with a blued forend iron. Silvers
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tony williamson
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Probably they did cc once or twice a week per batch and what didnt make the cut timewise got nitre blued.
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This early one isn't nitre blued, looks like regular rust bluing as done on barrels. Silvers
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tony williamson
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Wouldnt we like to go back in time for a visit to the factory... :D
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just peaked through some pictures I have with me...

18002 and 22260 both blued forearm

SWs 112860 and 122531 are both case colored...

I would be interested to know if its something that was truly hit or miss throughout production or if there are blocks for significant periods of time that are blued....
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