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    71/84 to blue or not

    I can't figure out if 71/84 receivers were blued. I've seen pictures both ways. Mine is sort of a dull brown. The rest of the barrel is blued.
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    Receiver was in the white. Do not re-blue receiver. All of the Gew 88's and Gew 98's had white receivers.

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