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Originally Posted by DWalt
Many of the WWII top-break Webley Mk IV .38 revolvers came from the factory with Suncorite applied and were stamped "War Finish" (which also referred to their lack of fine metal polishing). Apparently Webley was somewhat ashamed that the finish was not up to Webley's usual commercial finishing standards....
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The Webley "WAR FINISH" looks distinctly different from Suncorite. It started in 1940 or early 1941, several years before the latter's appearance, and as far as I can tell by my sample, a pretty nicely preserved military-shipped specimen from Nov. 1941, was simply the standard blue applied with only a rough surface prep and no polishing.
Just like Enfields and BSR's, some ended up Suncorite'd in the course of an FTR. It did not improve their appearance.