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Ken you "tweaked" everything to plum. That's what they are, English Plum Brown. The silver in actuality is a little bolder than the pictures, the contrast is higher. The lacquer has a slight tint to it as well, which also has an effect. I consider the Plum Brown to be the original English type color, with color converting to the lighter brown rust color over time. Much like American Black turning to brown rust as well. Regards Ken
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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Like the "Sugar Plumb Fairy"????
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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Thanks Drew. All your before/after sections are currently "in process", including the half'n'half one I'll be sending you. It's interesting, the Damascus section developed the blotching Doug illustrated in his post, the center of the swirls having noticeable spots, possibly due to higher steel content. Methodology experiments overcame the issue. I'm also coloring a Parker PH "Basket Case" gun in half'n'half for demonstration purposes. Regards Ken
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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This is a LC Smith 10 ga, that I used the Ordnance 41 browning solution and a 5 minute bath in Logwood powder and Ferrous sulfate 
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Well done! Nice that the rib is patterned as well. Lots of different methods out there. No right and wrong if the results are good!
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Please don't anybody tell Ken, because we trade work, but those barrels he did for me are first rate. Some of the nicest re-done Damascus I've ever seen. I do his re-joints and re-lay ribs and such, so he thinks we are even, not even close, but don't tell him because he thins we are even ! MKII
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Those CL barrels belong to a body action gun. Note the sugar tongs forend lump. Nice barrels. Some of the best made at the time. Can't wait to see the after browning pics. I've got a nice set of Scott barrels you could play with Doug ;-)
Dustin Lancaster CL Body Action Gun, polish and etch and re-brown. Dustin:     Best,
Doug
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and added you here