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I have an Alexander Henry .450 BPE that was color hardened by
Ray St Ledger in Birmingham, England. The colours are superior to any commercial color hardening that I have seen coming out of the U.S. I would like to have him color harden some parts for me. Will he take work from the U.S. without going through
a gun maker or gunshop in England?

Are you sending an action? I am thinking about this myself as I am considering Brit Proof on a rifle I am building. I was sending over guns for lining and it was very costly due to the UK requirements regarding secure storage and customs clearance. I believe I paid 400lbs to get my last shipment cleared. If there is a cost effective and timely way to do this, I'm interested too.
Steve

I'm going there Friday I'll ask him. It may need to transit via a UK gunsmith. Other's here from the UK might know. Otherwise I'll report back Friday.
T

Thanks Tony. I'll see if my guy can receive them if need be and what the costs are.
Steve

My thanks to you too Tony.

LD1, if you need any more help let me know, I have a friend in the trade who is a friend of St Ledger, best, Mike

I couldn't raise Richard I'm afraid, I was also in a terrible rush. However I did talk to another tradesman I know there and he said that Richard regularly had stuff sent directly to him. I would contact Richard directly to discuss options.
Cheers
T

Hi, update. I spoke with Richard this morning whilst in Price Street. He won't deal direct. You have to transfer to a UK firearms dealer and get the licensing sorted out. Import/Export stuff. I know that Francis Lovels do this so one might try them. Richard also says that as long as it takes less than 6 months for the process there shouldn't be any problems.
Cheers
T

Tony,

Thanks again for your help. I'll have to do some research to see what the cost of shipping, handling, and customs will be.