David sent this to me today...
as she was...
all apart...
I found out that she bites!
Into the acid tub to remove all the old blue.....
Scrubbed with bronze wool, rinsed, and blown dry.....
really bad pitting on the slide. I have seen this a lot in what I
call suicide guns. Usually blood pitting badly on only one
side.....This will be next to impossible to get flat without altering
the slide dimensions.
More pitting in the rear.... I think I'm gonna look for a good slide
for you....
Quick polish with a bronze wheel and into a plastic bag with some oil
spray. At this point it will rust in a matter of hours without oil.
More to come tomorrow.....
David
Needless to say, David found a replacement slide to replace the badly pitted one I had, so he ordered it for me. What a guy!! I can't wait to see what the old gun (mfg'd in 1924, I believe) will look like once David has finished his metallurgy magic!