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was the plain steel barrel of parkers blued or browned....the gun i have witw these barrels appear to be blued..and i dont think they have been messed with but thats my opinion.... charlie

Depending on the year made and what "plain steel" you're referring to, to the best of my knowledge all fluid steel barrels were rust blued. Of course, back when they were made it was called "browning".

the gun was made in 1875....its a parker brothers under lifter.... the barrel inscription on rib says PLAIN STEEL... THE COLORS OF THE BARRELS APPEAR TO HAVE A LITTLE COLORING OF BLUE...THEY COULD BE BLACK ...BUT THEY ARE NOT BROWN IN COLOR... just wondering what they looked like back in1875....charlie

do people think the barrels that were called plain steel on the rib as fluid steel gun barrels...i was told theyare not.... charlie