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Letter 26069
Browning versus bluing of firearms
[Pennsylvania]
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Can you explain the difference between "bluing" and "browning" of
firearms? I understand that many older muzzleloading firearms were
browned, whereas newer firearms are blued. I know that real "bluing"
cannot be done at home, but how about "browning"?
Alex DeCaria
firearms hobbyest - Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
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I have several buddys that are into antique firearms and
they regularly "Blue" & "Brown" at their home shops. The
blueing process for home use is not a "factory" blue and may
not be as durable but, none-the-less, it has a very nice
appearance. Factory blue is a hot process and blueing at
home is normally done through a "cold" process. Browning was
the precursor to blueing--used primarily on antique weapons
to prevent corrosion (same as blueing) and the process is
very doable at home via commercial products or home made
recipes. A lot of my friends have their own recipes for
browning which include soaking walnut hulls in solvents and
many other various methods--all from old recipes created by
our ancestors.
Hope this helps,
Bill Miller
- Shinnston, WV, USA
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Brown for iron and steel:
15 gm iron chloride
1 lit water or alcohol
Good luck,
Goran Budija
- Zagreb, Croatia
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