My assessment is the same as Jim's: it looks like a refinished shooter. At first glance, I thought it was a chrome job. However, I will take your word that it looks better in person than in the photos. Regardless of how good it looks or the fact that the hammer, trigger, and ejector star are not plated, I would caution against assuming that it wears it's original finish. Of course, getting a letter would go a long way toward verifying either position.
As a shooter, it is a $500-$600 gun. Original finish? Add a couple hundred dollars, so $700-$800. I would not go higher. If the seller balks at getting a letter, I would try to "split the difference" at around $700. Nothing wrong with paying more if you want it badly. I am just not in the market for a 2nd Model that would require time, effort, and money for finding decent stocks. Speaking of: original stocks...which it does not have...make all the difference in terms of value. Add maybe 50%. So a nice, not exceptional, original condition 2nd Model is a $1,000-$1,200 gun tops.
The simple fact is that the 2nd Models are not nearly as hard to find or desirable as the 3rd Models. A similar 3rd Model could bring twice as much or more.
