Hi all. New guy first post. After moving away from revolvers to semi-autos about 20 years ago, I'm coming back around. Just picked up this 29-3 today after looking for one for a while. A few questions hoping you can help with:

When was it manufactured?

And what's up with the gold? I assume a former owner did that. It's starting to flake off and I'd like to remove it if it's not factory applied.

Thanks!
Mike



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