I had a gunsmith friend in Waldo, Florida, who before he retired from the business was an absolute Cracker Jack at bluing firearms. I had him reblue an M-94 Winchester that developed rust on the barrel as a result of being stored in my car trunk in a wool lined case, he redid a pre-64 M-70 Winchester that had had a rough life, and he miraculously removed the receiver social security number engraving from a 6.5 Mannlicher- Schoenhauer that I was able to buy cheap because of this ugly blemish. He also made several custom rifles for me, all with really nice bluing. But, one afternoon, and this was well before I knew about SCSW and this forum, I took him what I now know to be a pre-17 K-22 and a long action post-war K-38, both in good condition, except for the bluing. I asked him to reblue them, and he refused. He slicked up the trigger pulls on both, but he would not consider doing any reblue work on them. Think this over, was his response, and I'm glad today he gave me the opportunity to do this.
