I have recently been begun restoring an 1889 12g Remington that was my Great Grandfathers found in very rusty condition in my Grandfathers garage upon him recently passing on. I have completely disassembled and successfully removed all the rust but the original finish has been compromised. I plan to continue to get this as restored as possible for sentimental reasons, but the question is what was originally blued from Remington and what was not?
Also if anyone has any 1889 parts I am in need of the forend and related hardware or at least the hardware...
Thanks for any help...