PARKER CASE COLOR QUIZ
 

in the spirit of continuing our gentlemenly discussion of the sometimes controversial subject of receiver case coloring, and to have a little fun as well, following are pictures of three different parker guns.

one has original factory case colors. two do not. of the two that do not, one was recolored via the high heat bone charcoal method and the other was recolored via a low heat, chemical process.

care to venture a guess as to which is which?

high, original, low

Photo quality make it kind of tough to tell. They are over exposed and the color balance is off. The flash blown out areas don't help. Is it possible to take some side shots using soft diffused natural light, taken against a neutral gray background so we can see the true colors.

bill: sorry, i cant take any more pictures. all three of these guns are no longer in my care. they have been placed with new owners...

My heart bleeds foir the electrons and pixels which gave their lives for this useless (IMHO) thread.

come now d...its just for fun...dont you like to have fun?

High, low, and finally--original

bill: i do not understand high, low. please advise.

High heat, low heat and original flavor as you described in your "quiz"

bill/walt: thanks for the clarification...
gonna let this run fur a week an then reveal the answers next sunday.

high,low,original

What's the prize?

:corn:

:coffee:

The prize is: you get to listen to Ed tell us we can't tell squat and therefore all the prior criticism of his torched guns is BS.:knowbetter:

Ditto what Chris said. I'll play but maybe the middle one is a......... as well??? Like you said better pictures would help.

The top is a torch job.

hate to disappoint you guys, the low heat chemical job was accomplished without the use of a "torch"...it is my understanding that the heat was applied and controlled in an oven of sorts. however, i am not sure of that.

having fun here is certainly voluntary. if you want to be negative, then please do take your misery elsewhere and do not spoil it for the rest of us.

as for a prize. how about free shipping on your next purchase of an item i have for sale?

Ed, I think you have hit the nail on the head! Please do take your misery elsewhere and do not spoil it for the rest of us.

george: are you havin fun yet?

Exactly. And when it comes to heat treating/case hardening ed has more positions than the Kama Sutra.

and none near as interesting

bruce: we can certainly agree on that.

hi mike. care to participate? nothing ventured. nothing gained.

THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. :biglaugh:

He's probably a nice guy in the field, but who would take a chance?

no prize for those who do not participate. and definitely no prize for those who are not nice.

I'll bite just cause maybe we can end this thread, the top is a torch job, you want to call it low heat be my guest, but that is what it is. And as George said please take your misery elsewhere and do not spoil it for the rest of us.

I guess I don't get a prize since I am not nice......:shock::rotf::rotf:

Eric

only complete answers will be considered. you gotta define all three not just one.

and just a reminder to you guys who seem to delight in visceral personal attacks: the opening statement of this thread is repeated here:

"in the spirit of continuing our gentlemenly discussion of the sometimes controversial subject of receiver case coloring, and to have a little fun as well, following are pictures of three different parker guns."

Ed,

Why would you open yourself up for this? You must really be a nut.


DLH

hunter: when i was a kid i got hooked on errol flynn movies...you know the ones with all the sword fights in the shadows...well this is kinda like that...you know, parry, thrust, counter parry, counter thrust, fancy foot work...bad guys always loose in the end...i guess when all is said and done i find it fun and amusing.

one of my hobbies is studying human nature and how they react to certain situations...hopefully, it made me a better salesman, although i was never a great salesman.

great salesman are also crooks. i cannot be a crook. i tried it. it did not work for me. perhaps i am a bit nuts though, as you suggest.

thanks for your gentlemanly post.

Unlike you, I never "claimed" to be one. A gentleman I mean.....

DLH

hunter: i dont know what to say.

That would be a first, I'm writing this down on my calendar.

DLH

Ok my answer was not complete, but my answer was also correct.....:corn:I don't have to define all three, I just need to see which one your Master Gunsmith did..! Oh and there is no "fun" in this as to the number of guns that you (or your Master gunsmith) have destroyed. Eric

Both ways?

BTW, that sounds like a solicitation.

High heat, low heat, no heat who gives a rat's patootie. Boring thread and not worthy of the PGCA website's time.

lab: you dont soun lik ah fun guy either...

day: if you do decide to participate, i do hope you realize that your name may not go in the hat?

chuck: now lets not waste each others time. ok?