Hi All,
Does anyone know if Winchester used electroplating on their commemoratives.
I have a mate who wants to get his late fathers Comanche carbine looking like it used to.
The "brass plating" started to lift years back so he sent it to a gunsmith to repair. The gunsmith stripped off the finish and painted it black!
Now, ten years later he wants it brass again.
But, was it really brass plated to begin with or did Winchester use some other process?
Any info would be greatly appreciated because I have told my mate I would get it fixed for him.
Thanks.
Pop.
Winchester Commemorative Plating
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Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
Hi Pop, I thought that the Comanche 94 carbine had a gold plated receiver and lever, not brass.
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Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
The Comanche was not marketed in the US.
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Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
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The commemorative post-64 Winchester 94's were either electro-plated in White Chrome, Black Chrome, Gold, Silver, Brass or Pewter (depending on the issue), or colorized using the Du-Lite Blue/Oxy Black (oxide) process with what only looked like bluing (but wasn't) or what looked like case-hardening colors (Model 94 Antique).
(Du-Lite had been supplying Winchester's normal bluing since 1940, but came up with new process' to finish the 196-81 receivers machined from a graphitic casting)
Here's the skinny on the Du-Lite process: http://www.dulite.com/dulite_94_win_oxide.html
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The commemorative post-64 Winchester 94's were either electro-plated in White Chrome, Black Chrome, Gold, Silver, Brass or Pewter (depending on the issue), or colorized using the Du-Lite Blue/Oxy Black (oxide) process with what only looked like bluing (but wasn't) or what looked like case-hardening colors (Model 94 Antique).
(Du-Lite had been supplying Winchester's normal bluing since 1940, but came up with new process' to finish the 196-81 receivers machined from a graphitic casting)
Here's the skinny on the Du-Lite process: http://www.dulite.com/dulite_94_win_oxide.html
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Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
Thanks for the input guys.
I have been speaking to Rob Spittles (a real gunsmith) and he confirmed the plating was in Gold.
Now. Does anyone know where I might find a butt stock medallion for the Comanche carbine??
Thanks.
Pop.
I have been speaking to Rob Spittles (a real gunsmith) and he confirmed the plating was in Gold.
Now. Does anyone know where I might find a butt stock medallion for the Comanche carbine??
Thanks.
Pop.
Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
Pop Watts wrote:Now. Does anyone know where I might find a butt stock medallion for the Comanche carbine??
Thanks.
Pop.
This guy's a commemorative medallion vendor, and if it's not on his website, I'd contact him directly to ask if he has one.
https://www.recurvebowsexperts.com/recu ... tails.html
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Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
At one time years ago Numrich had a very large assortment of Winchester Commerative parts ( medallions, stocks, bands, barrels, etc.) and they may still have some left.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/AboutUs.htm
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/AboutUs.htm
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Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
Very few, as I've been buying them up! I haven't seen any medallion s for some time.Hawkeye2 wrote:At one time years ago Numrich had a very large assortment of Winchester Commerative parts ( medallions, stocks, bands, barrels, etc.) and they may still have some left.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/AboutUs.htm
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Re: Winchester Commemorative Plating
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IIRC, a US Silver Dollar will fit the Winchester medallion's inletting, but IDK if AUS has a similarly-sized coin.
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IIRC, a US Silver Dollar will fit the Winchester medallion's inletting, but IDK if AUS has a similarly-sized coin.
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