I forget which one of his books it was in, but Micheal McIntosh talked about the differences between the type of alloys in original Parkers & Parker reproductions. His experience was that on original Parkers when the case colors faded or got worn off the receiver would turn a more subdued mat like appearance, whereas on repro's when the chemical case colors wore off the metal could take on a more silver coin polished look.
I've found this to be the case with my 16/20 repro which I've carried a lot. It has some remaining colors, but the rest of the receiver looks like it has been polished to a silver appearance when it hasn't been, it's just been carried & lovingly cleaned.
Personally, I like the way it looks now over when it was new.
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