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Dan in MI
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September 17, 2008 - 4:14 am
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I've seen quite few plum DW's lately. Is this fairly common? One of the things I loved about DW's in the 80's was their beautiful bluing. I know some collectors like it, but I must say it's not as appealing on a DW.

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September 17, 2008 - 9:06 am
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The plum coloring was a result of the bluing process and the metal composition of the revolvers when exposed to the elements.  I've seen safe queens that looked the deep blue of a new gun, but most that have been fired for years have taken on the plum color

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