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Need info.- Who best to re-nickle Derringer
- Thread starter Glenner
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I would look for a gunsmith to plate a gun! First of all, Joe's Garage is not an FFL carrying gunsmith which is a legal requirement to work on someone else's guns commercially. Unless maybe antiques like a 19th century Colt, which you would not be plating anyway! Plus you want someone who knows guns. If you expect it to be of any value at all after the work is done, that is another reason to have someone who plates guns versus non guns stuff. You can find all kinds of gunsmiths who offer plating services in a Google search or in SGN classifieds, etc. Asking which gunsmith can do it best is a valid question but it is not something for amateurs if you want decent results!
Dfariswheel
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The best place is a plater who specializes in GUN plating.
Guns are"different" than plating motorcycle and car parts.
For one thing, plating changes dimensions of working parts, and this must be taken into account.
Here's some of the best commercial gun platers.
They all offer different pricing and options. Do some reading.
http://www.fordsguns.com/
http://www.apwcogan.com/Greetings.htm
These top two are probably the best.
http://techplate.com/firearms.htm
http://www.rebelgunrefinishing.com/
http://www.elitecustomguns.com/
Guns are"different" than plating motorcycle and car parts.
For one thing, plating changes dimensions of working parts, and this must be taken into account.
Here's some of the best commercial gun platers.
They all offer different pricing and options. Do some reading.
http://www.fordsguns.com/
http://www.apwcogan.com/Greetings.htm
These top two are probably the best.
http://techplate.com/firearms.htm
http://www.rebelgunrefinishing.com/
http://www.elitecustomguns.com/
Well the Rem derringer was made from after the civil war till up into the 30's maybe? So if it were some kind of 19th century percussion gun the ffl part may not apply, a gray area for me. But since it is a cartridge firing arm that might be 20th century, I would still go with a gunsmith. The rules might not apply either since the gun is a curio relic and the ammo is not readily available but why split hairs, a non gunsmith might plate it but unintentionally turn it into a paperweight. YOu can buy stuff from Brownells to plate your own guns, but on a first try, the results might be unappealing. Gunsmith is safest.