I am looking at rebluing my great grandfathers Colt 1903. The gun is in fine shape cosmetically, very superficial surface rust, and just about zero pitting. What does it take to reblue a handgun? Is it worth it to have it professionally redone, and if so, how much does it cost? Can anyone on here do it? I can have the gun completely disassembled beforehand and reassemble it my self (1903 is a pretty simple gun) I have already refinished the grips and hit some of the slightly rough spots with some steel wool and soaked it in mineral spirits to get rid of any nearly 100 year old gunk.
I'll post picture tomorrow, but would love to present this to my dad one day as a gift to him, so that one day he will hand it off to me.
Story about the gun: Found it in my grandmothers house, she had no idea it was there. Was found in a shoebox so old when picked up the bottom fell out. Original magazine(s) have not been found. Great grandfather was a taxi driver in NYC, and he carried it along with a revolver with him. He had a concealed carry before it was cool . Talk about original gangsta.
disclaimer: yes I know I am not 21 but I am not possessing the gun and if it is fully disassembled is it really a problem?
EDIT: Shit, how did this end up in the back counter? Meant to put it in gun crew. Move please!