[QUOTE=RKmesa;137400366]Bill:

1st of all - Congratulations on a great gun. I have SN 41871 and it shipped in May 1933.

Opinions:

1. Pre-war guns were polished after the roll marks were applied, resulting in some persons believing that a gun was refinished, when it was not. You seem to know what you are doing when you evaluated the gun's finish in comparison to you K-22 OD and your RM. Another way to see if it was refinished is to check and see if the the trigger rebound stud (protrudes on the left side under your grip) is polished flat or if it is still rounded and "proud". When these prewar guns were refinished, that protruding stud was oft times polished flat with the side. If yours is still rounded, with all of your other observations, I would expect that the gun is not refinished.


I checked the trigger rebound stud and it is still rounded. It does not appear to have been polished.

My belief that it may have been refinished are based on:

1. The seller thought it had.

2. The bluing is not as deep of a blue as other contemporary guns. It looks more black, but I will have to look at it in full sunlight.

3. The small "dimples" that appear under the bluing under magnification.

Hopefully I can get better photos today.