New guy showing off my 1943 NPM

[painter777]

Older reply from Jim Mock,

The plum colored trigger housing were not specific to the Bavarians, there are
plenty of others out there. What causes the plum color is the nickel content of
the trigger housing. When metals were getting hard to come by Ordnance
authorized a change in the alloys that made up the metal of the trigger housing,
including a use of a higher amount of nickel. The nickel alloy required the
temperature of the bluing salts to be elevated to get the desired bluing effect.
Many people were unaware of this and when they blued the trigger housing at the
normal bluing temperatures, it turned copper colored or purple.

Commercial manufacturers using GI trigger housings had this happen (Erma's in
MO, National Ordnance), as well as foreign countries and private U.S. owners.
Still happens today if the person doing the work is unfamiliar with the specs
for bluing a GI trigger housing.

hoveyh........ Central Lower MI ?
I'm Central Mid, MI

Welcome,

Charlie-Painter777

P.S. Any Import Markings?