Firearm "Blueing"

[Ojaileveraction]

Are Henry's blued, painted or other?
The blueing on my H001T is flaking off.
What is bluing?

[RanchRoper]

Good question. Hope somebody knows.

[Sir Henry]

The receiver cover is painted. Many of us have removed all of the paint and then treated the bare metal in various ways.

[Ojaileveraction]

The receiver cover is painted. Many of us have removed all of the paint and then treated the bare metal in various ways.

Looks like the tangs maybe painted also?
I just scraped the black off the Modle # and serial # area with my finger nail.

I've seen the mods before on the forum.
Thank you Sir.

[markiver54]

That is disturbing to me, Have been thinking about buying one of the H001's but would never buy a rifle with a "painted" receiver. At a local gun show recently I was looking at them and that is what I thought I saw. Seller didn't know when I asked.
Bummer!

[Ojaileveraction]

The rifle still shoots great. Never had a mechanica issue with it. And still much less than a used marlin.
Still gonna be a family heirloom.
I've been doing a detailed comparison between a '58 marlin 39A and this Henry.
I'm finding more similarity than difference.

[Jdl447]

Bluing is an oxidizing process used on steel. Henry rimfire receivers are an alloy.

[ESquared]

Ojai, when you say it's flaking off, are you talking about the receiver specifically, or the bluing on the barrel?

[Mistered]

I looked at one once and It appeared to have some type of baked on enamel.
Some keyboard time might reveal the correct answer.

[Mistered]

or the bluing on the barrel?

Bluing won’t flake off as it is technically a ‘part’ of the metal due to the oxidizing process.