Quote Originally Posted by jmoore View Post
Some magazine covers and small parts were blued sometimes, but the rest ought to be phosphated.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tuff0151-1.jpg

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Sorry for the lack of detailed photos. For some reason this rifle is camera shy.
Don't be too quick to refinish a very expensive rifle based on people looking at less than ideal photos. I've seen a lot of Johnson rifles and I can't say from the pics that it is not original finish. Get someone to look at it with their eyes before you change anything.