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Junkballer
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I recently got a SKB O/U that has a "silver nitride" finish on the steel. Never had any experience with this type of finish and can't find any info, it's begining to freckle/speckle. Can this be refinished to silver nitride, polished/buffed, maybe blued ??, etc., is it any good ? (I don't think I like it) but I can be convienced otherwise. Thanks for any knowlegeable input. [;)]
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http://www.simichrome-polish.com/
http://www.finishing.com/529/66.shtml
cut and pasted from wiki
Other uses of the term
The name "silver nitride" is sometimes also used to describe a reflective coating consisting of alternating thin layers of silver metal and silicon nitride. This material is not explosive, and is not a true silver nitride. It is used to coat mirrors and shotguns.[6][7]
[edit] See also
Silver azide
[edit] References
1.^ a b John L. Ennis and Edward S. Shanley (1991). "On Hazardous Silver Compounds". J. Chem. Educ. 68 (1): A6. Bibcode:1991JChEd..68....6E. doi:10.1021/ed068pA6.
2.^ "Silver Nitrate". Retrieved February 11, 2010.,
3.^ a b c d Edward S. Shanley, John L. Ennis (1991). "The Chemistry and Free Energy Formation of Silver Nitride". Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 30 (11): 2503. doi:10.1021/ie00059a023.
4.^ Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Georg Brauer (ed.). Synthetic methods of organometallic and inorganic chemistry: Catalysis, Volume 10. Georg Thieme Verlag. p. 38. ISBN 3-13-103061-5.
5.^ "Silver oxide". Retrieved February 11, 2010.
6.^ "Silicon nitride protective coatings for silvered glass mirrors". Retrieved February 11, 2010.
7.^ "Browning Shotguns". Retrieved February 11, 2010.
I'm sure it could be removed and the gun re-blued or whatever new finish installed but I'd bet it will cost more than the gun.
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