I just found out that high end French Darne shotguns came with "candy striped" blued triggers. This was apparently to serve as a visual for wear/tear so that the owner could send the gun back to Darne for service.
here is a picture: http://doublesanddogs.com.p4.hostingprod.com/used_guns3.html
Does anyone know if other manufactures offered this feature?


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