Blued Feed Ramp on KH

BurtonErni · 02-26-2024, 05:47 PM

Is there any legitimate reason for a KH feed ramp to be blued instead of in the white?

I am attaching a photo of a white feed ramp so as to avoid confusion over the part I am asking about.

Kiwi · 02-27-2024, 09:30 AM

Depends whether the feed ramp was milled before or after blueing.
Probably the gun was reblued at some point

BurtonErni · 02-27-2024, 08:48 PM

The finish on the KH I am looking at is possibly too perfect and definitely has a magazine that was faked to match. What is confusing is that tell tale parts (S-coupling to the mainspring, heat treating “thumb print”, lever behind the side plate) are in the white or untouched, yet the feed ramp is blued.

I understand what you are saying about the blueing/milling order. My question is this: were feed ramps left blue with any frequency or is this a huge red flag that the pistol was refinished?

02-26-2024, 05:47 PM	#1
BurtonErni User Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Blued Feed Ramp on KH Is there any legitimate reason for a KH feed ramp to be blued instead of in the white? I am attaching a photo of a white feed ramp so as to avoid confusion over the part I am asking about. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by BurtonErni; 02-26-2024 at 05:48 PM. Reason: typo

02-27-2024, 09:30 AM	#2
Kiwi User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wrong side of the Delaware river Posts: 309 Thanks: 216 Thanked 436 Times in 173 Posts	Depends whether the feed ramp was milled before or after blueing. Probably the gun was reblued at some point

02-27-2024, 08:48 PM	#3
BurtonErni User Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	The finish on the KH I am looking at is possibly too perfect and definitely has a magazine that was faked to match. What is confusing is that tell tale parts (S-coupling to the mainspring, heat treating “thumb print”, lever behind the side plate) are in the white or untouched, yet the feed ramp is blued. I understand what you are saying about the blueing/milling order. My question is this: were feed ramps left blue with any frequency or is this a huge red flag that the pistol was refinished?