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Originally Posted by oldE
Here's where I show my ignorance.
I thought the color of Parkerized weapons used by the military came from their storage in cosmoline which changed the grey to light olive.
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Les
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Depends on the military in question. But a lot of the stuff that has seen years of use and abuse (S. American FALs, FALs from various parts of Africa, the former German and then Turkish G1 FALs, etc) were parked and then painted.
The parkerizing can give different color depending on the actual chemical mix used, the metal being treated, etc. You'll also get color changes on heat treated areas. A nice coat of paint over all of it makes it all the same looking.