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And so it goes....

 

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To be quit frank I'd venture to say there was nothing that resembled a MSDS back in those early days. Not even close. For those of you that are hot-rod enthusiast the days of good ole chrome shops have all but dried up due to stringent EPA guidelines on the chemicals and heavy metals used when chroming was in its heyday that put most of them out of business. Back in the early 70's while stationed aboard ship myself and fellow engineers were exposed to a chemical known as Zinc Chromate. It was a bright yellow liquid that was used as an additive and corrosion inhibitor in large marine diesel engines. We handled it, poured it and wiped it up w/o any knowledge how bad that stuff was. Needless to say it was later outlawed due to its toxicity. Similar, was the day when mercury was present in almost all shipboard gauge panels, etc. Hell, we had a small medicine bottle of that stuff and like young fools we would roll beads of it across a work bench. Thought it was cool. Little did we know.
Hazardous material handling and environmental controls/compliance have come a long, long way since those days. "Cradle to grave"

 

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The Black or Blue fascination will quickly subside when the new (possibly first time) owner realizes that he or she will either put up with the Single and Double action weights as they are or start looking for a gunsmith to rework the action to meet their satisfaction. So in essence its all about the color. Period. The Royal Blue days of old are long gone. Just say'in.