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Originally Posted by M1Garandy
Interesting. Is there any sort of rough timeline relative to when the different screw finishes were phased in or out?
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Don't over-worry. Any gun with a V-prefix got the same sandblast Black Magic finish, which looks "parkerized" even though it technically isn't. Replacement screws may still not match the finish perfectly depending on the condition and wear of the gun, though.
Previous finishes only apply to Pre-Victory serials from the first half of 1942. Standard blue ended in the upper 800-thousands, then came a period of matte "brush blue", and in the upper 900-thousands a few thousand actually parkerized guns, all DSC with no topstrap stamp.