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Hi Adren and welcome. The finish is Black. Blue is an old term referencing the finishing process (blueing) on the metal. Cheers and stay safe!

Hi Adren, Bluing is a passivation process in which steel is partially protected against rust using a black oxide coating. It is named after the blue-black appearance of the resulting protective finish. This gun comes with a button-rifled, 22-inch, matte blued carbon steel barrel. Stay safe & have a great day!

Yeah, bluing is just terminology to describe the process it goes through to help protect against rust. The barrel is black.

blue is an electrochemical conversion coating process in which steel is partially protected against rust, and is named after the blue-black appearance of the resulting protective finish