I picked up this pimp-tastic '73-vintage Remington 1100 last week listed by a local consigner on GB. The description and pics had it as "gold"...but the ending price was right ($460), so I figured if it turned out to be something that looked like it had been captured at Saddam Hussein's palace I could either have it parkerized or sell it and get my money back out of it.
GB pic...
When I picked it up I commented that I had seen it listed a few weeks earlier but missed bidding on it (that one went for @ $480)...I said, "What are the chances there are two of these in existence?". She told me, "No...this guy actually had two just alike." When I got home I looked up the previous auction just to verify...sure enough, two different serial numbers (it was a 1971). It looked much better in person...turned out it had been Cerakoted in Bronze.
I swapped out the Choate pistol-grip stock for a Remington take-off and ordered an S&J extension to give it the right look.
The color still has a gold tinge to it in pics...it's a darker bronze color in person.