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Anyone know what the bolt body is made out of? is it stainless, or does it just stay bright from the heat treat process.
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Just checked the bolt handle on my M90 (same thing but older), it's magnetic, so I guess that it's not stainless. PAXYou need a crew
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some stainless is magnetic, i will try some cold blue on it, that should give it away, i guessComment
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It was common practice in the late 19th-early 20th century to leave bolt action rifle bolts unfinished (in the white) and polished. They don't have to be made from stainless steel.
Revolvers are not pistols
Calling a revolver a "pistol" is like calling a magazine a "clip", calling a shotgun a rifle, or a calling a man a woman.pistol nouna handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel
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Kind of what i figured, the heat treating and light surface coat of oil would keep any rust at bay vs plain ol mild steel.
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Mine look electroless nickel plated, have always wondered why they stay so bright. Stainless during WWI is unlikely.Comment
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"A free people should be armed and disciplined" (George Washington),
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.~John Adams 1798Comment
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Most likely it is a "mild" steel - carburized and polished -
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Most all 98 mausers were made from "mild" steel about 1018/20
then heat treated for surface hardening --
Rather interesting that they were flame heated (recievers) from the inside so lug areas and raceways are rather hard and the exterior is "soft"
Most stainless steels - as we now think of them, were not available until after wwIIComment
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Stainless Steel was discovered in 1913 by Harry Brearley. The first use on firearms, was by Winchester in late 1926.Comment
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Stainless Steel rifles pre 1920...as Inspector Kalahan would say...'Yeah'.Comment
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Stainless steel handguns did not come about until 1965 so they're barely becoming C&R eligible.Comment
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The bolts are made from chrome steel. They are not stainless, nor are they plated with nickel.Comment
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Which alloy?Comment
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Ask a metallurgist.Comment
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