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Martini Enfield and Sharps Borchardt
Mar 19th, 2006 at 11:10am
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Hi... Newbie here! I have a Martini Enfield action which needs rebluing, and a Sharps Borchardt action which needs case hardening. I am actually thinking of having the Martini Enfield action case hardened too, instead of rebluing. 

Any gunsmith doing this kind of work in the US, preferably in the South West?

JLC in San Diego

  
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Re: Martini Enfield and Sharps Borchardt
Reply #1 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 1:54pm
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JLC:

Welcome aboard.

For color case work I use Classic Guns in Beecher, IL. Their color case work is excellent.

Howsomever, there is a place right in you neighborhood called Adobe Walls Forge in Chowchilla, CA run by Mr. Gene Hansen.  The rust bluing that Mr. Hansen has done for us is excellent.  He also does color case work that, while I have never handled it personally, looks pretty darn nice in the pictures.   

Here is what he currently has for a web site:

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Re: Martini Enfield and Sharps Borchardt
Reply #2 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 3:07pm
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I'll talk to Mr. Hansen... Thanks for the info!

JLC
  
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Reply #3 - Mar 23rd, 2006 at 8:50pm
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Scheutzen Gun Co. Drake Colorado---Richard McKinney has done three Borchardts for me. He is meticulous, reasonably priced and the color and patterns match the originals. I talked to Turnbulls and didn't like the price or color.
  
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