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7/4/2025 7:17:47 PM EDT
I know the ASF is, but are any others? Which UPC codes?
7/5/2025 2:00:59 AM EDT
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Check the Tisas website; they list the finish type under each model.  Was just the ASF and Commander last I checked.
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7/6/2025 5:43:12 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By GTwannabe:
Check the Tisas website; they list the finish type under each model.  Was just the ASF and Commander last I checked.
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The website has never been up to date. There are models out there currently for sale that don't show up on their site. Was hoping for some first hand experience.

723551444191 is the ASF and is definitely parked
742309782453 is the US Army model and is Cerakote
723551440186 is the US Army with wood grips, and is Cerakote
723551446614 is listed in several places as Cerakote (not on Tisas site)
723551446751 says "parkerized finish" on the description in several stores (not on Tisas site)
7/6/2025 7:14:52 PM EDT
[Last Edit: F-M-B][Edited] [#3]
They responded to my 1911 finish thread in their industry forum.  https://www.ar15.com/forums/Industry/Parkerized-or-Cerakote-/801-304316/

Maybe add an @SDSImports
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7/14/2025 11:16:41 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By eric496:
They responded to my 1911 finish thread in their industry forum.  https://www.ar15.com/forums/industry/SDS-Imports/801/

Maybe add an @SDSImports
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Thanks, that thread helps much more than their website. Looks like the only parked models are the Tank Commander and ASF.
7/17/2025 11:00:01 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Fordtough25][Edited] [#5]
My 1911A1GOVT is parkerized I believe!
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7/18/2025 9:48:55 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Fordtough25:
My 1911A1GOVT is parkerized I believe!
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I asked an SDS rep about that one specifically, since PSA and others have it listed as parked, and he said the tech specs say Cerakoted.
7/18/2025 11:02:08 AM EDT
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I thought Cerakoating a pistol to look Parkerized was a tremendously bad idea.  I refuse to carry black Cerakoted 1911s - I'll happily stock a tan or grey Cerekoted one, but don't fool the consumer - and especially not the gunsmith 20 years down the road.
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7/18/2025 11:44:03 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By backbencher:
I thought Cerakoating a pistol to look Parkerized was a tremendously bad idea.  I refuse to carry black Cerakoted 1911s - I'll happily stock a tan or grey Cerekoted one, but don't fool the consumer - and especially not the gunsmith 20 years down the road.
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The $300 USGI Tisas has grey cerakote to mimic the zinc phosphate finish on late war/rebuild 1911s.  The $400 ASF model with the correct high wall ejection port has a manganese phosphate finish that matches the pre-war and early USGI guns.
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10/5/2025 5:26:42 AM EDT
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Interesting, I can’t tell without trying to remove some i guess. I just ordered the us army model to see how much different they are from each other!!
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