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Originally Posted by algrennathan
If I'm not gonna blue the trigger and hammer, what is the right finish for them? I mean, I can't just let be exposed to the elements right? Anything else I should know about in restoring this gun?
Thanks guys!
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I'm glad to see you use the term restoring since it is not synonymous with refinishing. As Guy said, color case hardening is the original finish for the hammer and trigger. However, if you speak to a restorer, not a gunsmith, they will know these things and many others including the correct metal surface prep, correct original bluing process used and shade of bluing for the vintage of your gun and replicate it. As someone said above I would start with David Chicoine, a vintage S&W specialist who is recommended by S&W for guns too old for them to work on.