Parkerizing a 520-30 for Vietnam

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  • bigskybound
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 206

    #1

    Parkerizing a 520-30 for Vietnam

    What is the proper parkerized finish for Stevens 520-30 trench guns refitted for use in Vietnam?
  • Exile72
    Junior Member
    • Aug 2013
    • 8

    #2
    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

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    • scosgt
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2011
      • 673

      #3
      Originally posted by bigskybound
      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.

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