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All depends on the maker, so as a rule of thumb . Most English guns colour hardened the action , forend iron , trigger plate, breech pin, tailpipe ,triggers,forend diamond and pin ,side plates if fitted , Deeley catches , snap box , cocking dog pins .

Cover plates ,push rods top levers and pins guards and pins were normally blacked /blued .

BUT some blacked forend irons and trigger plates this being dependent on the type of safe work and whether the gun was ejector , snap boxes. Safe buttons could be either as could many pins .
No pins were left white originally and trends have changed as to what and is not done in renovation , what is brushed an what is blacked . This I feel is down to the individual and the specific gun .

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Looking at the Brit BLEs that I own or have owned, the case color is pretty much gone. I think that traditionally on the better Brit BLEs the pins were nitre blued and the lever and bow were charcoal blued. The barrels, of course, were cold rust blued.

YMMV.

p.s.: Have a look at Dig Hadokee's "The British BOXLOCK Gun and Rifle" Lots of photos, but most of the guns shown have lost their case colors.

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