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James K · June 15, 2014, 09:14 PM

That gun has been through a lot, and it certainly has been refinished. It appears to have a phosphate finish. The original finish on a 1938 S/42 would have been a smooth rust blue; the stock would have been oil finished.

Jim

June 15, 2014, 09:14 PM	#2
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	That gun has been through a lot, and it certainly has been refinished. It appears to have a phosphate finish. The original finish on a 1938 S/42 would have been a smooth rust blue; the stock would have been oil finished. Jim