[azasadny]

I'm afraid that if I keep working on this pistol, I'll ruin it. I'd rather learn on a gun that's not a WWII vintage pistol. I'll have to get the part bead-blasted to remove the black crap since I can't get it off with steel wool without rounding off the edges and completely messing it up. After the media blast, I'll see if I can find a local guy that will Parkerize it and let me watch. If I can't find a local guy, I'll have to try it again, but I really don't want to do any more damage to this pistol...