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bigskybound
09-23-2013, 02:53
What is the proper parkerized finish for Stevens 520-30 trench guns refitted for use in Vietnam?
Exile72
09-24-2013, 01:56
I have seen...at gun shows Korean era (or claim to be) gun with a park finish that kind of had an O.D. Tint to it
scosgt
09-24-2013, 02:09
What is the proper parkerized finish for Stevens 520-30 trench guns refitted for use in Vietnam?

The Stevens 520-30 was officially removed from service at the end of WWII. While there is no doubt that some of them probably showed up in Nam, and there may be a few still in inventory someplace today, there is NO correct parked finish because there was never an official upgrade program, as there was with the M12.