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My Dance and Brothers from Pietta is in the Old Silver Finish. I have tried to research just what the finish is and have had no luck so here is my conclusion.
It's not stainless. It's not nickel.
All it seems to be is polished steel with a light clear coat. Basically it looks like these are buffed in the white and then sprayed with a light clear. If you hold the revolver just right, you can see a wavy finish.
This actually works good with a Dance as it's possible these guns were finished in the white.
Now, here's my concerns...
I have handled the revolver and just from handling, it does have some rust starting. There's already a places close to the muzzle and on the cylinders. This revolver has been oiled and wiped down. After I handle it I do wipe it down.
This is to be expected with an in the white gun. They will for lack of a better term....rust. Just be clear, I'm not unhappy at all.
1. I feel it's over polished. Polished steel is more rust resistant but this steel is buffed to almost like chrome.
2. The clear coat is very thin, with that said, will it inhibit the natural greying that all in the white guns eventually turn to?
What I'm getting at is I know what I have with one in the white. It's high maintenance but eventually it will turn to more of a gray.
With the clear???
^^^^I don't know if this relic is legit....I'll be honest I think it's fake.
The bottom photo is a "defarbed" Dance. I post it because of the finish. This is what fresh, in the white should look like.
I don't really don't know what to do....
I'm tempted to rework it and cut some of that shine back and remove the "clear".
On the other hand, I'm also tempted to leave it as is and just shoot it and keep it clean. The grips do need some work. You can feel some proud edges at the frame.
Would you strip the clear and tone that shine some or would you just go with it as is?
It's not stainless. It's not nickel.
All it seems to be is polished steel with a light clear coat. Basically it looks like these are buffed in the white and then sprayed with a light clear. If you hold the revolver just right, you can see a wavy finish.
This actually works good with a Dance as it's possible these guns were finished in the white.
Now, here's my concerns...
I have handled the revolver and just from handling, it does have some rust starting. There's already a places close to the muzzle and on the cylinders. This revolver has been oiled and wiped down. After I handle it I do wipe it down.
This is to be expected with an in the white gun. They will for lack of a better term....rust. Just be clear, I'm not unhappy at all.
1. I feel it's over polished. Polished steel is more rust resistant but this steel is buffed to almost like chrome.
2. The clear coat is very thin, with that said, will it inhibit the natural greying that all in the white guns eventually turn to?
What I'm getting at is I know what I have with one in the white. It's high maintenance but eventually it will turn to more of a gray.
With the clear???
^^^^I don't know if this relic is legit....I'll be honest I think it's fake.
The bottom photo is a "defarbed" Dance. I post it because of the finish. This is what fresh, in the white should look like.
I don't really don't know what to do....
I'm tempted to rework it and cut some of that shine back and remove the "clear".
On the other hand, I'm also tempted to leave it as is and just shoot it and keep it clean. The grips do need some work. You can feel some proud edges at the frame.
Would you strip the clear and tone that shine some or would you just go with it as is?
