Green Underwoods

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Here is a 2.8 Underwood with a 2-44 barrel. notice the color contrast next to bolt and slide. The exposed metal has a patina making it a bit brown. Inside parts are much greener.
Trigger housing is only slightly green/gray. I do not believe a refinish as no signs of blasting on any parts.
It has a barrel band and adjustable rear sight. However the EU front sight has not been cut down which is odd.  

Here is a 2.4 W code with the same thin green finish. there is some pitting and no finish in the pitting making me think it is an Underwood original finish. This does not have a original barrel to narrow dates. Both could have been produced at same time.
Below is another housing not refinished. It is a brighter green than first one.

If anyone has one of these please share barrel dates and serial range

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New2brass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Dan Pinto, Photo Editor Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 4657	Post Options Post Reply Quote New2brass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Green Underwoods Posted: Dec 27 2016 at 8:17pm
	Here is a 2.8 Underwood with a 2-44 barrel. notice the color contrast next to bolt and slide. The exposed metal has a patina making it a bit brown. Inside parts are much greener. Trigger housing is only slightly green/gray. I do not believe a refinish as no signs of blasting on any parts. It has a barrel band and adjustable rear sight. However the EU front sight has not been cut down which is odd. Here is a 2.4 W code with the same thin green finish. there is some pitting and no finish in the pitting making me think it is an Underwood original finish. This does not have a original barrel to narrow dates. Both could have been produced at same time. Below is another housing not refinished. It is a brighter green than first one. If anyone has one of these please share barrel dates and serial range

Scott C. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: Waynetown IN Status: Offline Points: 161	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scott C. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 28 2016 at 1:43am
	I have a 2.75 and a 2.80, but will have to dig them out to se barrel dates. Both are all original.

floydthecat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Joined: Oct 13 2016 Location: Mississippi Status: Offline Points: 1998	Post Options Post Reply Quote floydthecat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 28 2016 at 7:33pm
	My Underwood-S 2.5 mix-master receiver, barrel and recoil plate have a greenish hue as well. Funny thing is, the NPM Bolt has the same hue. The SG TH is more of a dark gray and the internals are blued.

New2brass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Dan Pinto, Photo Editor Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 4657	Post Options Post Reply Quote New2brass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 28 2016 at 8:30pm
	I just looked at my pictures on a mobile device and realize that different device screens cast different colors. this is not a gray green that is seen on some other carbines. this has a much more olive green hue, not to be confused with olive drab. the bottom trigger housing almost looks like it was anodized. Clearly not the case as that is a process for aluminum. the surface is not crystalized like that of phosphate coatings, which helps hold oil. Maybe like a cadmium type coating/plating seen on parts from cars in the late 60s through the 70s as I remember. however without the gold tones. seen on door latches, brake boosters and carburetor linkages as well as many other parts.