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Parkerizing requires the metal to be dull for it to successfully take. This is opposed to a highly polished metal required for a first class blue job. So, one may bead blast a gun in preparation for parkerizing it but must buff it for bluing. This said, parkerizing results in a dull, phosphate coating on the firearm. You can darken a parkerizing finish but putting grease in the final dipping tank. We did that at Lassen College to make our guns a bit greener.
andrewsharpshooter - are you into history? I know there were two companies of Andrew's Sharp Shooters that served during the ACW.
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