Question about danish 210 finish

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Robert the41MagFan

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Acquired a danish P210 last weekend and have a few questions.

What material is the trigger, slide release and hammer made from? Chrome, stainless, other? And what extra care should I take to make sure that these three items will not tarnish or rust? The gun has been refinished, but it was done quite well.

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Robert
 
Ooohh, I'm extremely jealous, Robert. I had one of those and let it go when I needed some quick cash. I can't even remember now why I needed the money, but I sure remember how nice that pistol was. Anyway, I believe the parts you mention are simply steel-in-the-white, and will rust if given the opportunity. The hammer, trigger, slide release and barrel of my example were slightly "tarnished" when I got it (though not rusted or pitted). I improved their appearance with some judicious buffing with 0000 steel wool, followed by a light coat of Breakfree CLP. They never showed any signs of rusting, even after routine handling (goodness, I loved to handle that thing). Mine had been tastefully refinished by SIG; is yours a factory "refurb" too?

enjoy your pistol, and don't ever let it go!
vanfunk
 
I recently acquired one of the Danish 210's as well. Mine has been refinished, but you could still see some minor pitting on small areas of the slide and receiver. I follow a lot of the HK P7 threads on this and other forums and notice a lot of them have refinished theirs with hard chrome. I was wondering if anyone here has done this or something else with their 210 ?? I know some of the refinishers (Fords, I believe) also remove the grind mark on the P7 refurbs, so I was thinking something could be done with my 210.
 
vanfunk,

The gun has been refinished, that much I do know, but there is no history with this gun and don't know who did the job. It's really good and the only real dead giveaway was the finish chosen. It's modern. And you can see a bump here and a ding there in places that are impossible to remove.

Jspy,

Hard chrome is an excellent and durable finish, but it will not necessarily cover the blemishes on your pistol. Best way to remove them is to strip the slide and frame and hand lap the imperfections and then chrome. This process is labor intensive, so it can get expensive. Chrome does have drawback too. Thickness is difficult to control, making uniform application challenging to say the least. And deviations in the base material, such as heat treatments, show through some chrome finishes.

Robert
 
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