I would imagine they were, have one at home. Will take a look and see if I can tell if it really is and update.
"It just gets that much more exciting when it has a carry handle on it. Or tiger stripes. If you have both, then you have the John Wayne in the Green Berets size of a big win."
Looked at this morning and there no areas where The finish is gone so can’t tell but I would wager it was Paint over park Got it from RTG parts about 10 years ago and it was sold as a NOS Belgian bipod
"It just gets that much more exciting when it has a carry handle on it. Or tiger stripes. If you have both, then you have the John Wayne in the Green Berets size of a big win."
Thanks guys. I stripped the one I had and it was parked in some places and unfinished in others. I assume cleaned up before repaint. Ends were brazed to the tubes.