Colt .32 WCF Police Positive: A Rescue Story

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  • DBMJR1

    Madame Mayor's Fiefdom
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    When I acquired this revolver, it had been a victim of Hurricane Katrina. It likely sat submerged in salt water for weeks, then wasn't cared for at all for some time after.

    The previous owner tried to clean it up, with what appeared to be 80 grit sand paper, but could have been a chore boy scrubber also.

    It looked like this:
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    There were a few patches of bluing left that hinted of it's once beauty, but otherwise was a loss.


    I polished, and polished, and polished with mild abrasives, such as Flitz, as much as I dared. Then I cold blued it.

    It looked OK, for what it had been through, at first.

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    Cold bluing never holds up to use and cleaning. It was beginning to look worn and steel was showing through the bluing. It was looking shabby.

    So I disassembled the entire pistol, again, and parkerized it.

    Now it looks like this:

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    There is still some bluing left on the trigger and hammer, hinting at it's past glory, but now it's just a utilitarian revolver.
     
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    Sniper56

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    Really a nice job considering your starting point. If you ever decide to sell it I suspect it will fly off the shelf.
     
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