I sent off for a letter on my 1922 M1908 (.380acp) on June 6th. I'm hoping that this one comes back as nickel from the factory, but not putting too much faith into that. Looks aftermarket, but we'll see. If it comes back as originally being a blued firearm, I'm going to have it re-blued. I know it'll be expensive but I'm okay with that. Hopefully the letter arrives this year.