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some-what silly question

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kruegster:
What is "parkerized" on a 1911?
Is it looks or preformance?
TIA

Jason

Randy:
Parkerizing is used on some gun finishes instead of bluing and is considered a better finish with more resistant to wear by many gun owners.

bkoenig:
Parkerizing is more of a duller, rougher finish than Bluing, but it's a lot tougher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkerizing

kruegster:
Thanks for the help.

JimP:
IIRC, that's the coating that gives the OD or gray color on military weapons - tough stuff.

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