These are weird looking..../M1

[eclancy]

Gentlemen,

...and I wonder what's being done to them to make them look that way ??

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/eclancy/Speciala.jpg

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[MechAg94]

Are those clips?

 

[Langenator]

I assume those are Garand clips...looks like they may be in the applcation process for whatever coating it is that they put on them to retard corrosion.

 

[pauli]

they look that way cause they were photographed in black and white.

 

[AZ Jeff]

Gentlemen,

...and I wonder what's being done to them to make them look that way ??

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/eclancy/Speciala.jpg

Check out these sites.

www.garandm1rifle.com
www.users.fast.net/~eclancy

I am guessing they just went through a deburring process, prior to phosphatizing.

 

[eclancy]

Gentlemen,

The answer to the picture above is as follows:

The M1 Garand Clips are being Zinc Coated before the Parkerizing is done.

I hope you had fun.

Thanks again
Clancy
ps if you guys keep hitting my sites and I will keep posting data.