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Black oxide (gun blueing)

Does anyone know what chemicals are used for gun blueing and the proportions they are mixed in?

Ted Borg
gunsmith - Weatherford, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
2006

Ed. note: please start with our FAQ on black oxide and cold blackening -- Ted

Old Angiers book Firearm Blueing and Browning [on eBay , Amazon, AbeBooks affil links] can be very good starting point (cca 20 usd) www.thelitterbox.org webpages are very good too and info can be downloaded for free (7 good books on 19th / early 20th century technology) Hope it helps and good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2006

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