Hello Lee Enfield, and thank you for replying.

My knowledge base, being honest, is limited to only Clive Law's Without Warning, Sam's Sloppy Sniper Section and Web and Forum searchings, so I'm surprised to find there were more than one green/olive drab finish to R.E.L. scopes. True, I noticed also some No.32s had a kind of a rough black paint finish, and a way smoother black finish one, which, most likely is bluing. The finish I'm referring to is the shiny smooth oil finish you mentioned (looks like bright matte olive drab to me). I recall reading somewhere this paint was effective in protecting the scope from the elements, cannot recall thge source sadly.

It's good to know R.E.L. did some work on No. 32s painting them with what I hope is the smooth oil finish, and I hope to see an example later on.

Do you know if No. 67s were blued before being applied either green finish?

Thanks in advance.

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Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
Hello. I've seen about thirty-odd TP scopes & they were all standard Lyman factory blue, consistent with lee enfield's comments above. I have one CNo67 which is finished in the dull slightly textured green paint. Is this what you refer to as silica paint? Most if not all of the REL No32's I've seen/owned were factory blued. It's possible I may have encountered one or two that were black over painted, but I can't remember for sure. I don't get too excited too often about black over painting as it can be very difficult to know who did it & when.
Hello Roger, and thank you for replying.

As I told to Lee Enfield, I was referring to the bright matte olive drab finish, which, IIRC, was weather-resistant.

Hideyoshi.