Matte French Gray Finish?

[C-Camerer]

Hello,
I seen a picture of a guard that was a great light gray color. The article said that the finish was a matte French Gray finish. Does anyone know how to achiece this finish?

 

[L6steel]

CC, what material was the guard made of??? If it was steel you can get a nice gray finish by blasting it with ceramic beads. I did some 440c blades that way and it looked nice.

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[C-Camerer]

L6,
Thanks for the reply. It was mild steel with engraving. Would the blasting degrade the engraving?

 

[C-Camerer]

L6,
One more note, the engraving appeared to be completed before the piece was finished as the engraving had the same gray finish.

 

[L6steel]

I have it from a good source that it would not damage the engraving, just take the shine away.