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Originally Posted by Buick
.... And the late guns had a distinct tough green parkerizing. My brothers gun is one of those.
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There are plenty of Victorys with post-war parkerizing refinishes, and I have indeed seen some with a greenish tint, but none of these are official, all are commercial or private aftermarket.
There were also no documented “arsenal refinishes” after the 1945 Navy refurbishment contract for the Navy, which included the original sandblast Black Magic, not parkerizing.
The only refinish that collectors tend to accept as “official” is the phosphate-type finish applied to Australian-service pre-Victory and Victory revolvers at Lithgow SAF in the 1950s. This involved the 5” .38 S&W British model only.
