huggytree Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 finalizing the purchase.....i assume the gun is refinished. i know the brass is supposed to be bare brass and not polished...but im curious if this gun was originally parkerized? or hot dip blue? what is correct for this gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Dull blue/black The one pictured appears too shiny.Yes, brass has been polished should be dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 It is my understanding that the "brass / bronze" magazine housing ( bronze is called gun metal by the Royal Navy, the early sailing ships gun barrels were made of this) came from the factory with a blackened finish.Unfortunately my Lanchester has also been treated in this way by a previous owner, and the stock made all shiny too. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted February 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 I dont mind the bare brass. What I dont like is the mirror finish vs a bare/untouched brass look. Needs patina. I think this deal died due to a couple of reasons anyways. Condition may not be up to my standards. I thinkSomeone used thick paint vs a normal gun finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) I dont mind the bare brass. What I dont like is the mirror finish vs a bare/untouched brass look. Needs patina. I think this deal died due to a couple of reasons anyways. Condition may not be up to my standards. I thinkSomeone used thick paint vs a normal gun finish. Yes, I like my firearms to show a bit of "history" and not appear to have spent the war in storage.I do like the stock on the gun you have pictured.Commonwealth firearms late in WWII and post war often had "stoving" applied, its a flat finish paint.I think that was (in some cases) applied down at the unit level to save the time and cost of sending back to depot for refinish.I have seen it on a LOT of STEN guns.I wish I had the pleasure of handling a lot of Lanchesters for reference.The Royal Navy used those guns for a very long time.If memory serves my Father spotted one in the hands of a RN Sailor during the Falklands campaign.He did tell me he trained with one during WWII while serving in the R.N.V.R. Richard Edited February 6, 2019 by APEXgunparts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG08 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 This is what my Lanchester looks like - appears to be an original finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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