Stash,stash wrote:Good morning guys - This may be a dumb question but could someone tell me what parkerizing a weapon does. Does it protect the metal from rust or is it more just a looks thing...
Thanks for the help - Stash
Read all about it:
http://www.calvan.com/html/what_is_parkerizing.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkerizing
And google will bring up many more links.
Note especially the part about it holding oil. This was an added advantage on military weapons, as was the matte,
non-reflective finish.
Kind Regards,
Tom