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Can you guys tell me what kind of finish this slide has? At first, I thought it was a cast slide - maybe post war replacement. After doing some research, I'm starting to think someone sandblasted it and never got around to re-parking it. What do you guys think? Apparently it is for Quality Hardware and supplied by A. Dalkin. Type E-279 (Type 3).
Thanks, Bob
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I tried to add some better pictures, but still having trouble showing the finish. Is this parkerized or just sand blasted? When I bought it, I thought it was new - but looked "funny." The tab on the slide measures about .241" which is a whole lot better than my old worn Type 4 which was down to about .228" - I ran it in my Inland last summer and it works well - just can't figure out the "story" on the finish. Thanks - Bob
Some parts were left "in the white" by their makers. I've got a LT-Q hammer and SW sear, both nice and shiney, with "no finish". Perfectly legit. As for slides, I personally have not seen or heard of an example, but that really means very little.
Thanks CC - your input is appreciated. It would be neat if we could have a show with completely disassembled carbines - all of our collective parts out on tables so everyone could see and compare and gain knowledge from it. I guess we try to do that with pictures here on the forum - every little bit helps. I dug this slide out of a box of parts at a gun show, looking for one that had very little wear on the tab. I wasn't happy with the light gray look (no finish? or cast iron?) but now know that it's at least a genuine GI part. Almost all of the exposed edges are bright as if from a lot of handling. Maybe it was a "left over" after the war ended, and the manufacturer sold them off just to get rid of them. - Bob
It looks like the part was finished but it is just a worn thin finish. Doesn't look "In the white" to me at all. Lighting affects how the finish looks a great deal, ranging from dark to invisible.
it was heavily sandblasted, thats what gives it that cast finish. look closely at the stampings, they are not well defined, which is caused by the blasting
I agree with you Brian, but maybe bead blasted, doesnt take as much off.