1883 Parker 12ga double barrel, what to do with it.

[aametalmaster]

(10-29-2013, 12:07 AM)bobm4360 Wrote: Sorry for your loss.
Do NOT hot blue the shotgun! The barrels are probably soldered together and a hot blue process will cause everything to come apart, i.e. barrels and upper and lower ribs. A proper rust blue is a royal pain, but it looks soooo good, and is appropriate for the vintage. It also enhances the Damascus barrel pattern if you have those barrels.
Regards,
Bob

Thanks Bob. I do know not to hot blue them from years ago reading about gunsmithing. I did see some websites with Damascus barrels that were so good looking when refinshed proper. This gun does have Damascus barrels...Bob