You ask "What have others done to tart up a shooter?" That is a great question, and in 95% of cases, recoloring a receiver is not one of the answers. I recolored the receiver of a project gun that I started on in 1973 and just finished a year or two ago. I finally broke down and recolored the receiver in 2007 because the reengraving done by Thierry Duguet was so impressive, the gun did not look proper in its polished state. I also chose to have it done because Doug Turnbull is a friend and Jason, one of his gunsmiths, took it on as a personal project. It came out just great. If I had the whole gun done from its 1973 condition in 2009, it would have cost a fortune. Other than my first Parker, a 28 gauge VH, which I sent to Larry Del Grego Sr. in 1972, I have never considered recoloring a receiver on an original Parker.
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