Rock Island M1903 Info Needed

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Just picked up a Rock Island M1903, serial number 285803, with a SA 5-18 barrel. Overall the gun is in pretty good shape, I need to replace a few stamped parts with milled, but looks to be most all Rock Island original. My question is, would this gun have been blued or parkerized when manufactured? It has a dark grey/black parkerizing ? on it now. Weather finally cleared up so I could get some pictures- I gave $500.00 for this, opinions please. I'm not up on 03's , opinions please. Thanks

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