Originally Posted By: Replacement
The Remington-era Parkers were cyanide colored, as were the factory Repros. Custom Repros may have been done differently.

As you undoubtedly know and per The Parker Story, Remington acquired the Parker Bros. gun business in 1934. They continued using the bone and wood charcoal casehardening process on all Parker guns made and assembled until ceasing operations in 1942. After World War II Remington replaced the bone and wood charcoal process with a cyanide process for all its casehardening work. There weren't a lot of Remington Parkers produced with the cyanide finish.

It's also arguable exactly how factory standard Repros were casecolored. Some say cyanide, others have opined some type of stain -- JR will let us know definitively.


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