POF No4 in green

Just curious what/how the green finish on a POF no4 Mk1 might be reproduced. Sadly the bolt does not match so does anyone out there have a green POF bolt for a No4 or know how I can make it green to match?.

I read somewhere that it is an optical effect caused by grease on the Parkerizing. Try wiping over the bolt with a smear of heavy Cosmoline-like grease!

jss: My own POF Mk2 is a medium grey parkerized finish. In the world of Springfield 1903A3's there are many green tinted parkerized rifles and a common suggestion is that it results from length of time covered by cosmoline. I'm not convinced- I suspect it resulted from a specific concoction used at a specific arsenal at a specific time. Do some searches keying on 1903A3's and you'll find lots of pictures.

Ridolpho

Good hint about the cosmoline source.

Was it all the SAME colour, or like automotive greases, did it come in various shades from different sub-contractors?

Parkerising will absorb some of whatever it is coated with. That is its intended function; to hold oil or grease which are really the things that repel water and prevent rust.

If you had been parkerised properly and stuffed into a box of green grease for sixty years, I doubt you would retain your original palour.

Thanks for the responses. It does look grey in some light, very much like the 1903's discussed on the web for displaying the same color characteristics.
I had thought it might have been intentional as it has a military green hue.