Yes there are parkerized parts out there, but there are also painted parts such as the new departures which are black with the name filled in white.......................GIAN
>From: Philcycles@aol.com
>To: gianivelo@hotmail.com, monkey37@bluemarble.net,
>classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]WWII blackened parts
>Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 17:06:05 EST
>
>
>In a message dated 12/8/0 9:53:51 PM, gianivelo@hotmail.com writes:
>
> >I'm looking for any information about parts that were painted black
>during
> >>WWII.
>
>The process was called Parkerization and the parts were said to be
>Parkerized. Used on guns it was faster, cheaper and tougher than bluing but
>how it was done I don't know.
>Phil Brown