Don't jump out the window just yet. There are shooters and there are shooters, and a nice gun with one mismatched number will be worth more than a totally mismatched gun.
Send us those photos, as we'd love to have a look. Holster too.
It will not hurt the value to carefully clean and oil the metal. YouTube has excellent instructional videos of the disassembly process. Just be very patient removing that left grip panel from the frame. Lift it straight away and it will chip.
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