So this probably sounds stupid, but I really like the way worn and well-used 1911s look. Say you got a brand new one and carried it daily – how long does it actually take for it to start looking like pic related? Or will that just not happen short of it living through multiple wars over the course of a century?
So this probably sounds stupid, but I really like the way worn and well-used 1911s look...
Charles Torres
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Asher Barnes
I couldn't tell you how long it would take to look like that based on normal wear and tear.
But I can tell you that it's easy to make a new gun look like that if you don't mind applying a little effort.
Oliver Carter
this is gonna sound like a troll post but you honestly seem pretty young if you haven't carried anything long enough for it to develop a pattern of wear you like.
i'd always assumed that most men establish how long it takes for them to wear things down by how often they have to replace shoes, jeans and wallets
Nathan Johnson
>Muh 45aarp
Jacob Foster
Mmm.... Do you think today's wonder 9s will look as good worn-in in 100 years?
Noah Wood
Honestly man just carry or use it.
HK USPs get a weird discoloration and end up looking really nice. I've seen Glocks and P30s wear nicely too.
Joseph Rivera
dan wesson does a "distressed" finish on one or two of their 1911s. not cheap, though
Brayden Reyes
couldn't imagine paying someone to brush my gun with steel wool
Connor Wilson
Depends on the finish. If you shoot a blued gun a lot, with a lot of repetitions in and out of a holster, it could potentially look like that within a couple of years. Nitrided guns take a longer and may not discolour in the same manner.
Daniel Robinson
just sand the finish down in some spots brah. it will look cool i do it all the time
Daniel Scott
I don't know why anyone would pay extra to do that to the beautiful duty finish
Kayden Kelly
You're supposed to wrap the grip with electrical tape and pull the magazine out halfway.
Mason Lee
I'm 20, so good job. My wallets, jeans, and boots don't last particularly long, but they're not made of fucking steel, so I'm not sure how apt that comparison is.
Lincoln Evans
You mean like this?
Parker Martinez
The coating on your hypothetical 1911 won't be made of steel, bruh. It'll be bluing or parkerization.
Anyway just go look for a Dan Wesson or something. There are custom/semi-custom manufacturers that offer gunmetal grey / battleship grey pistols with patina from the factory.
John Adams
There's really no way to reproduce a time-worn finish. All kinds of people will sell you "battle worn" or distressed finishes but it won't ever match honest wear.
If you want a worn old gun pick what gun and then troll gunbroker until you see one that's been customized-by-circumstance to your liking.
Kayden Brooks
i'm asking because it depends on how often you use them. Old things don't wear by just sitting around which is why a 1911 from back then are is so worn. People were probably issued that thing and forced to carry it daily for years and considering what it is they were likely as careful with it as they could afford.
theres a way to simulate that kind of wear but its definitely not sand paper.
Chase Rogers
The Baer in this pic has about 7000 rounds thru it and a couple years of on and off carry. Lots of draws.
Adrian Wright
>make a new gun look like that
that doesn't count.
Connor Mitchell
Drivers side pic
Nolan Richardson
also its likely that the finish on the gun itself was pretty gnarly when it came out of the factory and left that way because aesthetics weren't important at the time.
Look at some hand tools even made today and you'll see what i'm talking about
Gabriel Cox
You must be a youngfag. Shit used to get made right. Only case you may have is wartime production in europe.
Something else to keep in mind is some of the old finishing processes are impossible to replicate either because the formulas are lost or the EPA says "aw hell naw". So some wear patterns will be impossible to reproduce without the thing being essentially painted like a picture.
Levi Nelson
Christian Martin
>Something else to keep in mind is some of the old finishing processes are impossible to replicate either because the formulas are lost or the EPA says "aw hell naw".
You're going to have to elaborate or I'm calling bullshit. Older techniques are not used anymore largely for cost reasons because people are fucking cheap. You can still get things like highly polished rust bluing, as long as you're willing to pay for it. The only thing you might not get anymore is true colour case hardening, because we don't make guns out of garbage low-carbon steels anymore.
Jacob Johnson
>Older techniques are not used anymore largely for cost reasons because people are fucking cheap.
Let's assume that's the entire truth. The end result is the same. You're not going to be able buy a new gun that precisely recreates a vintage finish.
pic related is a new smith with finish damage from hoppes #9...
Adam Campbell
i love that this is the most posted 1911 on Jow Forums. hahaha. gets me every time
Nolan Fisher
>You're not going to be able buy a new gun that precisely recreates a vintage finish.
Depends on how much you're willing to pay. In any case, nitriding is the way of the future.
>50-70 Rc surface hardness
>corrosion resistant
>lubricious
>still protective even when black finish is worn away
Nathaniel Torres
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Cooper Moore
Jesus christ that's nice. Our 1911s should fuck, they'd have beautiful babies.
William Rodriguez
The only finish that I know of that had been "banned" are certain nitride processes. But there are other ways to nitride that are less bad. And burying isn't exactly a year olde finish anyway. Rust blue is not coming due to it being man-hour intensive. Polished finishes in general are kind of going down that path too.
Samuel Carter
Whale oil was part of the old processes. Good luck getting that now. For a more modern example theres the change in glock finish from gen 3 to 4. 3 was way better but canned cause muh enviroment.
Connor Perry
*hi-five* fellow Canadian.