Parkerized or Blued?

[rocky321]

Are all M1's, USGI and commercial, parkerized, or were some blued?

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[Wulf]

Which parts? Some parts are blued some parked.

[rocky321]

Which parts? Some parts are blued some parked.

Trigger housing, bolt, receiver and barrel.

[Bill Hollinger]

It would depend on the date and maker as to which. Generally, bolts, sears, safeties, triggers and magazine catches were blued.

[rocky321]

It would depend on the date and maker as to which. Generally, bolts, sears, safeties, triggers and magazine catches were blued.

Plainfield. Post Korean War. 1959-61.

[Wulf]

I don't know jack about Plainfields. Any other one and I could have told you.

[imarangemaster]

I have seen Plainfields both parked and blued, and a mixture of both. Early ones used lots of parkerized GI parts. Late Plainfields were generally blued.

[Bill Hollinger]

Plainfield? All bets are off. I don't know squat about them. USGI? okay, let's talk.