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Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
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Les_Garten
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Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
Does anyone know how they did this receiver finish?
It looks like Nickel Plated
It looks like Nickel Plated
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Re: Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
I can't answer the question but I like it.... 
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Re: Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
It probably is but best bet is to contact Browning. If you find their toll free number and call them I'm sure you can pick their brains!
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Re: Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
I'm sure it's the same as this 92.
This 92 got the 1/4 cock hammer/full length firing pin fire control conversion work and we wanted to weld up the add on tang safety then Turnbull color-case.
Couldn't do it because it's an electroless nickel over a matte finished steel. (Steel polished to about a 400 grit final finish and the color-case doesn't work on it.) Some call it a coin finish or French Grey.
So, the customer op-ed for a silver filler.
This 92 got the 1/4 cock hammer/full length firing pin fire control conversion work and we wanted to weld up the add on tang safety then Turnbull color-case.
Couldn't do it because it's an electroless nickel over a matte finished steel. (Steel polished to about a 400 grit final finish and the color-case doesn't work on it.) Some call it a coin finish or French Grey.
So, the customer op-ed for a silver filler.
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Steve's Guns aka "Rossi 92 Specialists"
205 Antler lane
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Re: Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
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Welcome to the fire, Les !
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Welcome to the fire, Les !
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Les_Garten
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Re: Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
Thanx!Pete44ru wrote:.
Welcome to the fire, Les !
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Re: Browning 1886 High Grade Finish Question
I generally see that finish referred to as "coin finish". Not sure how Browning does it, but traditionally, that was a case color hardened finish that was then polished bright. These days there's usually a silver nitride finish applied (which surface-hardens the steel), then is polished.