Pitting on receiver?

[Gerald McPherson]

I've been studying Parkers for 20+ years and have had a lot of questions and here is another one. I've seen pitting in new steel and my question here is could this have been there when it was made or is this something that happened afterwards? Also does the colors look like original?

[Brian Dudley]

The case colors are re-done and who did the work did not want to correct the pitting.

This is an often encountered issue today where someone wants a new paint job dut does not want to pay for the proper prep.

In this case, correcting the pitting would best be done by micro welding those areas. The areas are very concentrated and also appear deep. They would not just file out.

[Gerald McPherson]

Thanks Brian, that's my opinion also. I have seen pictures of high condition Parkers with a little pitting that looked legit.

[edgarspencer]

I hate this expression, but 'it is what it is'. I wouldn't loose sleep over it. The whole is way greater than the sum of it's parts.

[Gerald McPherson]

I've got a few pits in me also and I not going to lose any sleep over them. I is what I is too. I like it and I am just going to shoot the d--- thing.