There is no reason why they can’t be both case-hardened and blued. When I interviewed one of the workmen for the Niedner Rifle Corporation I was told that the “Niedner Buttplates” were all case hardened (to keep the points sharp) the ones that showed color were left that way the rest blued.

Most all of the classic rifles I research have a blued and VERY HARD buttplate.


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