Color of Remington Reciever
I bought an M1917 Remington. It has an original barrel and a great bore. The blue is excellent and very deep and dark from the rear of the receiver ring going forward toward the muzzle and from the front of the sight ears going to the rear toward the butt. However on the left of the receiver it is green in color. I saw a couple other M1917 rifles that looked just like mine on Internet auctions. All were Remington and all had the same green color in the same place along the left side of the receiver. Does anyone know the possible cause? The difference between the blue and the green color is striking and distinct. I thought of several different ways this could happen but was wondering if anyone knew the real story.
Thanks,
Marsche