1911 project - can I just get it re-parkerized?

[ether]

I have a Colt 1991A1 that I've been working on for over 8 years....off and on. I finally have it about like I want it....I painstakingly fitted the Ed Brown beavertail grip safety, fit a Videki match trigger, FINALLY found a hammer (King's Commander) and sear that I liked, re-fitted the stock thumb safety to new sear, and on and on.

After all the frame work I had to do to fit the beavertail, my pistol needs a refinish. I've entertained the idea of having it hardchromed at Tripp's, but I would kinda like to keep the black look since it's my own version of a MEU/SOC 1911 copy.

So who can give it a good bead-blasting and "mil-spec" park job??

 

[Glockster35]

Just about any gunsmith can send it out to be re-parked.

I don't know of any specialty places for parkerizing, as I haven't sent any guns out to have it done.

I wonder though if you have looked around at better coatings that offer better protection of the elements.

I don't want a hard chrome, or silver finish on my pistols. I prefer a black or dark grey coating over anything else. Tripps offers something along these lines, and I don't think you will find any bad words about Virgil's work.

 

[riverdog]

http://www.dgrguns.com/ Dean specializes in restoring military firearms and parkerizing is usually his finish of choice.

Parkerizing for pistols or revolvers is an average of $90.

 

[Sean Smith]

Parkerizing probably won't look that black, depending on the process of course. A matte blue job will actually look flat black. Or, you could go with Black-T, or Gunkote on top of parkerizing, to get really good black finishes.

If I was you, I'd grind the "1991A1" and "-Series 80-" rollmarks off the slide.

 

[Handy]

You can make parkerizing as black as you want. Use black artist oil paint. Green is what the reproduction people use on Garands.

 

[ajacobs]

I recomend our own george stringer, moderator of the gunsmithing section.

 

[10-Ring]

When I was working on my project 1911, my smith told me, "Hey, your money, your gun, you can have done anything you want!"

There are alot of dark finishes available, but if you like the parkerizing, go for it!