K-Date on Auction....

John Sabato · 01-22-2003, 02:11 PM

I concur with Dwight that this gun appears to be a refinish... a nice one, but a refinish non-the-less...

I always look closely at the crispness of the machined edges on a gun to get an idea if it has ever met a buffing wheel since it left the factory...

In the areas circled in red in this enlargement of a portion of the photos in the auction, the edges IMHO look to be too "soft" in appearance to be the original polished metal finish prior to blueing... I like to see a crisp edge here where the line that runs almost the length of the receiver is "broken" by being relieved...

Here is an example with a red arrow pointing to a "crisp" line in this area:

Any other strong opinions on this?

01-22-2003, 02:11 PM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,157 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,311 Times in 1,099 Posts	I concur with Dwight that this gun appears to be a refinish... a nice one, but a refinish non-the-less... I always look closely at the crispness of the machined edges on a gun to get an idea if it has ever met a buffing wheel since it left the factory... In the areas circled in red in this enlargement of a portion of the photos in the auction, the edges IMHO look to be too "soft" in appearance to be the original polished metal finish prior to blueing... I like to see a crisp edge here where the line that runs almost the length of the receiver is "broken" by being relieved... Here is an example with a red arrow pointing to a "crisp" line in this area: Any other strong opinions on this? __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

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