"I do have a question for you all though. Does it hurt the resale value of an old pistol like this if you have it re blued? Mechanically, the best I can tell, its in very good condition."

Why would you even consider selling "This in fact is the first pistol I ever shot in my life."????????

If you are thinking about the value of this gun after you are gone, let somebody ELSE worry about. Use the cost of the reblue, which BTW devalues the gun in the long run, to buy ammo.

I have a K22 from late 1947. It is in about the same condition, finishwise, as yours. It shoots just fine and I have no desire to reblue.

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