That's an old Dan Wesson not a S&W. It doesn't look too bad just a lot of surface rust. You probably could buff it out and reblue it.
you can send it to ol'boris!!!:bigsmile:{no, really!}
It's looking great! You'll have to try Hot bluing some day.
It's looking great! You'll have to try Hot bluing some day.
I did it for a while back in the 80's and it was a pain. You have to use bluing salts and dissolve them under high heat. It becomes a caustic soda solution. It's very dangerous and will eat through leather and skin. High heat and caustic chemicals are not fun to play with. Here are a couple articles I found.
http://yarchive.net/metal/bluing.html
http://www.finishing.com/0800-0999/982.shtml
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