Thanks; owner's agent (I'm getting this all second-hand) now says frame is indeed steel, but was refinished with a brushed nickel plating that makes it look like some kind of alloy. I've seen a number of valuable antique pistols refinished in that manner here, so that makes sense. (Of course it greatly reduces their value.) Serial number still sounds mighty fishy, though -- any thoughts about that? Not sure how to post photos (I have four rather poor-quality photos -- apparently taken by cellphone); I get a prompt for a URL/website.
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