I want to be clear that I have not and will not specifically identify with criticism any one gunsmith.
Tiger striped cyanide case colors are not necessarily a result of using the cyanide case hardening process. Rather, it is a result of multiple dipping into the liquid bath which leaves succeeding waves of color.
Ilion made Parkers with cyanide colors are brighter than Meriden charcoal colors but do not have striped waves of color.
A 1939 Ilion gun:
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