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Offline Rustbucket

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WW II Issued 1911 Finish?
« on: March 24, 2004, 07:41:50 AM »
Were any WW II or Korea War 1911's issued in OD Green, or were they black/grey parkerized? 8)
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Offline Mikey

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WWII 1911 finishes
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2004, 03:20:19 AM »
Rustbucket - I've never seen an issue 1911 in OD green.  The parkerization is either grey or grey/black.  Maybe someone else has seen something different.  Mikey.
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WW II Issued 1911 Finish?
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2004, 03:32:40 AM »
I have handled a lot of them between 66 and 69, and although my memory is not the greatest, I don't recall see any in that color either.
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2004, 07:17:21 PM »
Some of the military armory reworks had an OD finish. My issue 1911 was a Union Switch & Signal with the OD "Parkerize" finish. It wasn't very durable and after a few years of use, the green wore off on exposed areas. Sure wish I had that gun today!
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