Firearm Restoration & Period-Correct Metal Finishing
Complete Restoration Services and Custom Metal Finishing for vintage and new firearms
At RGS Restorations, we provide restoration and metal finishing services on everything from classic American lever action rifles like Winchester and Marlin, to Colt SAA and Python revolvers, to classic 1911 pistols.
- 40+ Years of Bench Experience: More than 40 years of hands-on experience in firearm refinishing, metal preparation, and restoration, with careful attention to sharp edges, factory contours, and original markings.
- Complete In-House Metal Finishes: Specializing in slow rust bluing, factory-style hot bluing, Parkerizing, color case hardening, and Carbonia bluing.
- Nationwide Mail-In & Local Service: Convenient drop-off for customers along with secure mail-in refinishing and restoration services for firearm owners nationwide.
- Prepaid Insured UPS Shipping Labels: Upon request, we can provide you with prepaid shipping labels to help eliminate all the hassle from shipping firearms.
Don't hesitate to contact us about your firearm project or restoration. We're always happy to hear from you!
Our Firearm Refinishing & Restoration Services
Factory-Style Rebluing & Refinishing
For every type of firearm from modern and new to classic or vintage working firearms, including sporting and hunting rifles, shotguns, revolvers, and pistols.
At RGS Restorations, we understand that sometimes a "factory style" reblue or refinish is all that's required. We are not going to try and up-sell you on services your firearm does not need or require. Therefore we break our services into a few different groups, to offer you the best fit for your particular need.
A factory style refinishing will include complete disassembly, along with the exact same careful metal prep and polishing that goes into our Historical Restorations, with the exception it generally requires much less time for this refinishing style. Also each firearm receives the same masterful application of the correct metal finish for each gun.
As always, we absolutely preserve factory lines, edges, and markings while correcting wear, corrosion, and reasonable levels of pitting. I can't stress how important this last step is. This is the single biggest detail that separates Master level refinishing from your average reblue. This style of refinishing is often the right choice for working firearms, inherited guns, shooters, and collectible pieces that deserve careful workmanship without requiring a full historical restoration.
Premium Period-Correct Restoration
For rare collectibles, fine antiques, and historically important heirlooms.
When you want a complete and true comprehensive restoration to bring your antique firearm back to the day it left the factory this is the service you are looking for.
A complete restoration includes all of the master grade polishing and detailing of a refinishing job, and many times includes draw filing to remove deep pitting. The main difference is in the amount of time we take to make sure every detail is absolutely perfect. A full restoration will insure that all factory markings are perfect, which may include replacing barrel addresses, caliber markings, and serial numbers. All of these items must be addressed and perfect before the the final polishing and metal finish is applied.
When providing a historically accurate restoration we always the exact metal the manufacturers used to recreate the look of the firearm. Those finishes generally include Slow Rust Bluing, Carbonia Bluing, Bone Charcoal Case Coloring, Fire or Niter Bluing.
New barrels and stocks. Many times in a complete restoration we will replace barrels and stocks due to damage, wear and prior refinishing.
Custom Gun Building and Custom Finishes
Restoration and bluing of all antique, classic, and modern firearms. We re-create the exact finishes found on all antique and modern firearms, all options of blueing, case coloring, parkerizing available.
Gunstock re-finishing and re-stocking. From factory style replacement wood to exhibition grade stocks. We can accommodate any and all styles and patterns of stocks and checkering to best match your restoration or custom project.
Offering complete restorations and up-grades from start to finish. Please do not hesitate to call and discuss the needs of your project.
We also offer preservation and conservation services to all firearms including antiques, family heirlooms, and guns of historical significance.
R.G.S. Restorations, Inc.
6441 S US Hwy 45
Oshkosh, WI 54902
Phone: 920-688-9098
Email Us Here
Shop Hours: Consultations & Drop-Offs By Appointment Only
Nationwide Mail-Order Service
Accepting local appointments and mail-in restorations nationwide.
Prepaid insured shipping labels available upon request.