"G" grade Parker finish

[OH Osthaus]

as Brian states and Angel's refinish shows - the black & white is the original finish - BTW -the difference is a matter of boiling the browned barrel during the finishing process to change the brown to black. Even a popular British browning formula will turn black (according to the late Tony Treadwell) when boiled

here is a sample some remaining original finish protected by the forend -- faded but you can see the black.

[BillStribling]

Thanks for all of the replies. If I can figure out how to do it, I'll send some pics of my Parker.