How do you 'relic' a modern parkerized or blued barrel?

Antique guns were new once.
Old guns don't have to look old, either.
Matching finishes on replacement parts is another matter entirely.
 
Unfortunately I suspect OP may have given up on this post, kind of a shame really.

Won't be as quick as chemicals, but might be more fun:D Get a GI holster, carry the gun in it, and shoot the crap out of it every chance you get. Clean it when it malfunctions. Why not? That's what they did with the originals:p

Parkerized really isn't all that tough to wear - have had a Parked RIA for a couple weeks as my EDC - showing holster wear already.
 
the man asked a question, answer the question to the best of your ability or be quiet. all of you.

One problem i have with enthuists as that they all seem to have this air of superiority and find a thousand ways to tell you you're wrong without sharing anything useful.

Bronco - i don't know of any sites but if you have experience doing this with guitars, you aren't going to have trouble with the rifle. Are you planning on making the wooden pieces yourself? The image i have in my head is restoring something like a lee enfield to its original form but did you want to add in the aged look or were you just restoring it?

If you were aging after restoring - have a look at artificially aging wood. its done a lot when clockmakers are restoring old clocks and cant have a panel of new wood so just google 'artificially aging' wood or metal or paper. i just did and theres lot of hits.

If you do it, post pics, I'd like to see it.
 
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It sounds like a dishonest way to increase the percieved value of reproductions.

The last gunshow I had a table at I saw a vendor that had excellent condition antique holsters, Nazi relics, and bayonets. He also had a book with order forms for cartouche stamps.

He'd probably be able to answer the OP's question.

I think alot of us feel uneasy about responding to a question like that because there are so many scammers and counterfeiters out there.
 
davery25: the man asked a question, answer the question to the best of your ability or be quiet. all of you.
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So the moderator died and someone made you king? And you’ve been here a whole month. Wow! :(
 
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I still don't see anything "dishonest" about it, if a guy wants to prematurely age a new gun to look old what is the big deal? He said it was a modern reproduction of an old military gun......so......let's say somebody is at a gun show and buys a new but worn Kahr M1 carbine thinking it's an old one,and feels all sad because they didn't know any better... I guess they should have done some research! NOT ONE PERSON on this thread right now would make that mistake. I think altering markings, or serial numbers, or telling lies IS WRONG, WITHOUT A DOUBT!!! but just sanding on a new gun......seems odd but nothing sinister about it (in my mind)
 
FYI...I know a little about Fender's "relic'd" guitars. Generally, when Fender does this, they aren't just charging you for messing with the finish - these guits are put out by Fender's custom shop and they are sourced with as close to the original components (pickups, bridges, boddy and neck woods, etc.) and finish (usually nitrocellulose, whereas guitars manufactured today are finished with polyurethane). They certainly are not mechanically identical to standard production guitars, and that is why players and collectors pay a premium for them. Are they worth the premium? Depends on the player, I guess. But it would be a mistake to presume they are just run of the mill guitars someone has taken sandpaper and a cigarette lighter to.
 
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