Charcoal Bluing vs Flame Bluing vs Heat Bluing vs Nitre Bluing
2017年2月5日 · But, some people seem to think, because heat is involved, that nitre bluing = flame bluing or oven heat bluing. It isn't is it? I've read the triggers on the original 1911s were nitre blued and I've also seen references to them being flame blued.
Nitre Bluing - Turnbull Restoration
The nitre bluing process (sometimes referred to as fire bluing, peacock bluing or niter bluing) is a gun metal finishing process involving a salt bath solution of sodium and potassium nitrates, heated to exact temperatures. Nitre bluing creates vibrant blue colors, but they are not always durable as charcoal bluing coloration.
Bluing (steel) - Wikipedia
In the nitre bluing process, polished and cleaned steel parts are immersed in a bath of molten salts—typically potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate (sometimes with 9.4 grams (0.33 oz) of manganese dioxide per pound of total nitrate). The mixture is heated to 310 to 321 °C (590 to 610 °F) and the parts are suspended in this solution with wire.
Gun Bluing Basics: All of the Methods Gunsmiths Use
There are five methods of gun bluing that gunsmiths use today. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages; knowing which method to use and apply will improve the outcome and result in a fine-looking, blued metal finish. Hot Bluing; Cold Bluing; Rust Bluing; Charcoal Bluing; Nitre Bluing; Each type of bluing has its own strengths and limitations.
Nitre Blue | American Bluing & Guns, LLC
“Nitre Bluing” is a highly decorative process in which parts are dipped in a solution heated to 600 degrees. These parts are generally polished to a mirror like sheen to greatly enhance the beauty.
Bluing - T & D Metal Works
Fire bluing or Nitre bluing is a traditional finish that gunsmiths and major firearms manufactures, used during the later part of the nineteenth century, and is an visually pleasing side effect of the heat treating process. The colors usually range from a …
Bluing Tank on the surface of the parts being blued is easily scrubbed off in warm-to-hot water. NitreBlue Bluing can also be used to closely approximate the blue finish used on Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers of the 1850’s
Coatings - Traditional Finish Replicators - DuraBlue™ Nitre
DuraBlue® Nitre - Liquid Application. Get the sought-after look of traditional nitre bluing! Also known as fire blue, nitre bluing was historically seen on the small parts of handguns and long guns. This brilliant blue finish can be used on any type of metal using an airbrush, spray gun, or...
How to Nitre Blue Gun Metal for a Beautiful Finish - YouTube
2010年7月29日 · Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the process for nitre bluing small parts using a Lee lead pot and bluing salts. This process i...
NitreBlue Bluing can also be used to closely approximate the blue finish used on Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers of the 1850’s through the 1930’s, plus the similar finishes used by other gun mak-ers of that era. NitreBlue Bluing can also be used to properly “straw” color the trigger, safety and safety bar on Luger Pistols during ...