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    POF No4 in green

    Just curious what/how the green finish on a POFicon no4 Mk1 might be reproduced. Sadly the bolt does not match so does anyone out there have a green POF bolt for a No4 or know how I can make it green to match?.
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    I read somewhere that it is an optical effect caused by grease on the Parkerizing. Try wiping over the bolt with a smear of heavy cosmolineicon-like grease!

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    jss: My own POFicon Mk2 is a medium grey parkerized finish. In the world of Springfield 1903A3's there are many green tinted parkerized rifles and a common suggestion is that it results from length of time covered by cosmolineicon. I'm not convinced- I suspect it resulted from a specific concoction used at a specific arsenal at a specific time. Do some searches keying on 1903A3's and you'll find lots of pictures.

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    Good hint about the cosmolineicon source.

    Was it all the SAME colour, or like automotive greases, did it come in various shades from different sub-contractors?

    Parkerising will absorb some of whatever it is coated with. That is its intended function; to hold oil or grease which are really the things that repel water and prevent rust.

    If you had been parkerised properly and stuffed into a box of green grease for sixty years, I doubt you would retain your original palour.
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    Thanks for the responses. It does look grey in some light, very much like the 1903's discussed on the web for displaying the same color characteristics.
    I had thought it might have been intentional as it has a military green hue.

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