There was a shop in my home town that specialized in that sort of work.
They were very good at it, they could even mask off areas to get gold and blue on the same part. A revolver with the small parts and cylinder flutes gold and the balance shiny, shiny blue was kind of their specialty.
But that was years ago and now we know that what was cheap surplus then is really a Significant Historical Artifact and Valuable Collector's Item.
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