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Parkerizing on a No4?
So I was looking for a butchered sporter to convert back to military glory, but I've got a line on a 1943 Longbranch No4 MkI* for a very good price... A phenomenal price considering the prices I'm starting to see. Especially considering it has the correct micrometer sight that I've paid nearly $100 a piece to replace on my last two rifles. Visually it looks very good, but I'll probably still have it restocked with a new birch set I have in my closet at home. But on to my question...
Looking at the photos it looks like it's been parkerized. The coloring is very similar to my 1903a3. Anyway, I'm wondering if this was normal as I've never seen it. It won't dissuade me from the rifle, but I am curious.
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Amadeus: Is it actually greenish? If it's more of a light grey I believe there have been threads where this has been attributed to rework in Belgium? One was for sale up here, recently, and it was a striking light grey park.
Ridolpho
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No, not green... It looks more like grey. I'd just never seen it.
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A pic would be priceless...whether it's a teflon or parkerizing, we can't see it from here.
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Never seen a LE with that finish; doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Looks like guncote or parkerise, not original to the rifle.
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I agree, looks like a very light park (possibly camera flash has made it appear lighter) interested to see some more pics of that LB....
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Outside with a pic would be good possibly in a shady area given the flash affect does not represent the true colour of the piece in question.
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Agreed about the picture quality. We need a better pic. Looks like a grey park done commercially by John Q Public.
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