I would anneal, file/polish, pickup the engraving, then have the gun casehardenend again. The frame appears to have rounded engraving from a powered wire wheel.
Casehardening is not typically up to 1600F but rather around 1425-1450F
Those colors on the gun in the pictures are a result of temperatures in the range of 540-640F and have tempered/softened the thin casehardened layer.
Me? I wouldn't take the gun if it were free. It'd be more work that the product would be worth.
Last edited by Chuck H; 07/13/11 04:29 PM.
