>>63927705The A1 grip was actually a phenolic resin of some kind too. Not sure if Bakelite brand Bakelite in that but weathered examples get pretty and mottled. The 601s with green paint on all furniture have brown grips. Some handguards and stocks may be brown. An early prototype of the AR-15 had real sweet swirled brown furniture. What could've been.
>>63927710>>63927953This guy https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/Why-did-the-military-go-from-the-A1-pistol-grip-to-the-A2-pistol-grip-/118-626884/ on Arfcom actually made, as I understand, the first A2 prototype using an A1 grip and Bondo. CTRL+F "Coldblue". But also yes it seems from what he said a lot of the A2 was commitee design down to the FSP.
>>63928547Same pic without the watermark straight from the arfcom thread.