I’ve been trying to find what original finishes were applied to (in my case an Ishapore 2A1) the No1 MkIII. I know that a number of people are going to mention the paint. I am almost certain that paint was not an original application. I have a fair condition 2A1 and various other parts from other rifles. All have what I suspect is manganese parkerizing under the paint? But I suspect the bolts were blued? I also have a like new rear sight assembly for a 2A/2A1 that is all blued, so I’m a bit confused. Can anyone list what parts were blued and what was parked and what kind of parking? I’d like to get going on this thing.
Thanks