The variation of my S&W SS guns is odd to me, my 629-1 has some cross hatching if you look closely, my 625-3 is pretty much perfect, and my 66-1 seems to be parts assembled from different sources or finishers and the barrel is a nice satin, the frame is a little roughly ground with machine marks in some places, and the sideplate is shinier than the rest of the frame, by far. It came like that, a friend bought it new. It's buried in the back of the safe, so no pics, but I think I'm going to finally order a scotchbrite pad and see what happens. It's not "NIB" by any means, so I doubt it would hurt the value of it. Shoots fine and looks good from a couple of feet away, so it's no big deal.