03 A3 Metal Finish

[ed skeels]

Need some help figuring out what gets blued and what gets parked on my A3 sporter rejuvenation. Serial # is 3506xxx if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
Ed

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[John Beard]

The barreled receiver, front sight base, bayonet band, and safety lock are parkerized. Everything else is blued.

J.B.

[bml]

The barreled receiver, front sight base, bayonet band, and safety lock are parkerized. Everything else is blued.

J.B.

I always thought the bayonet band was blued for Remingtons. Mine and several examples I have seen look like the same finish as the butt plate.

[John Beard]

I always thought the bayonet band was blued for Remingtons. Mine and several examples I have seen look like the same finish as the butt plate.

The bayonet band on early production Remington M'03-A3's was parkerized. For mid and later production rifles, the finish was changed to blue. The ed skeels rifle is early production.

J.B.

[bml]

The bayonet band on early production Remington M'03-A3's was parkerized. For mid and later production rifles, the finish was changed to blue. The ed skeels rifle is early production.

J.B.

Thanks for the info.

Ben

[ed skeels]

Thank You Sir!
Ed