Browning Steel?

I DON`T REMEMBER WHERE I SAW IT BUT AS I
REMEMBER YOU FINISH YOUR BLADE TO WHATEVER
FINISH YOU WANT[AT LEAST 600 GRIT] THEN PLACE
A FEW DROPS OF NITRIC ACID IN A GLASS JAR .
PLACE JAR INSIDE A BUCKET , SUSPEND KNIFE
OVER JAR AND PUT LID ON BUCKET , AND LEAVE
OVERNIGHT . NEXT DAY REMOVE KNIFE AND LIGHTLY
RUB WITH 0000 STEEL WOOL LEAVING A RICH BROWN
COLOR . OIL AND FINISH KNIFE.IT IS SUSPOSED TO
LAST. I HAVEN`T DONE IT YET BUT IF I EVER FIND
SOME NITRIC ACID I PLAN ON GIVING IT A TRY . I
DON`T KNOW IF IT WORKS ON STAINLESS OR IF IT`S
JUST FOR A CARBON BLADE.
LARRY
 
Just get a Dixie black powder book and order the browning solution. It works very well but the metal has to be very clean and de-greased. Follow the directions on the bottle. It costs about 7.00 and its ready to go. No high tech. stuff here.
 
Birchwood Casey's Plum Brown cost about $6 a bottle, and contains nitric acid. The instructions are on the label.
 
Finally a thread that i can answer as since i actually have knowledge in this area. I make custom muzzleloaders from scratch not the kits. the best browning solution on the market is made by Laurel Mountain Forge. The birchwood casey stuff requires heating the metal and some of the other brands require a sweat box and degreaseing. with the LMF product you just swab it on and follow the directions and it is the most even colored browning solution on the market. you can purchase it from Brownells or Track of the Wolf.
 
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