M1918a2 Help!

[USMC_COLLECTOR]

Hello, I am painting an airsoft M1918a2 rifle to bring it closer to historical accuracy. I’m doing a simulated park finish, but I am having trouble deciding on the buttstock… do I leave it the wood stock with the park finish on the rifle (which I am unsure about since most would be blued with wood but I have no way to replicate the blued look) or make the black plastic stock? What do you guys think?

I came across this 90th article and I’m left more confused… would wood ever be used with parkerization?

http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Articles/BARStocks/index.html

 

And this is the color of my gun and the stock now… black junk metal and wood. Any help appreciated!

[m1903]

Try this,  spray the parts matte black, the spray a transparent blue, like a candy apple ,over it.  It works for models but I've never tried it on a full size gun.  I would experiment on a scrap first

[USMC_COLLECTOR]

Ok. Thanks for the help on the bluing. I don’t intend on using it for anything with WWI… do you happen to know what percent of BAR’s would be blued vs Parked?

11 minutes ago, m1903 said:

Try this,  spray the parts matte black, the spray a transparent blue, like a candy apple ,over it.  It works for models but I've never tried it on a full size gun.  I would experiment on a scrap first

 

[USMC_COLLECTOR]

Here’s how it ended up. Let me know what you think.