When you find the smith that can duplicate Parker colors exactly the owners of Foxes, L.C. Smiths, Ithacas, LeFevers, Syracuses, Bakers, etc. will all be disappointed with his colors. I even expect some members of the Parker cadre to still be less than satisfied. I do know this for sure that the offerings of 2020 are far superior to the offerings of 1970.

Yeah, vibrant but I’m not into cyanide coloring... just not authentic at all.




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That may be but I’m not concerned with those other brands of guns and the colors that replicate them.

Dr. Oscar Gaddy came the closest to replicating Parker Bros. colors. I wish someone saved his formula...





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Well Dean any shop surviving on case colors/hardening probably cannot focus on one make of gun to survive. Winter '96 and spring '97 DGJ tell about the process of casecoloring. The articles are authored by Oscar Gaddy.

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I remember those, will have to dig it out. I wonder if a post with a copy would be ok here?

For those of us that like the more colorful case colors I don't think you can find much prettier colors than this, and the wood isn't too shabby either.

https://i.imgur.com/hJN4Y8F.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7PeTwjr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zug9DHo.jpg

To each, their own, but the example shown is definitely not for me.

Toned down a bit those colors wouldn’t be too bad on a Parker. I like the variation of the colors.





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them colors are very eye catching....charlie

To much brown for a parker.