Re: Field Grade foreend metal finish ? Archived Message
Posted by Mike Poindexter on April 9, 2008, 9:20 pm, in reply to "Field Grade foreend metal finish ?"
Frank- I have a 1939 FWE where the foreend wear makes it impossible to tell whether it was cased or blued originally. However, I have two 1947 FWS's that are unfired with 99% original finish and both have blued forends matching the trigger guard. My experience is that Elsies and Ithacas had blued foreends and Parkers had cased. FWIW.
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