Ed,
After looking at the newer pictures that were posted, I would say only the toggle parts have been reblued. I see what looks like fresh blue in worn areas on the toggle. The back of the side plate looks original with white parts, but that is one of the worst looking 1917 chamber date stamps I've seen in awhile - it's shallow and looks buffed out, but is still blue?
The finish difficult to evaluate from these pictures, but in any case, it's still just a 75% original gun.
I hope the new owner really likes it.
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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker
Geo, I would want to see more before I would declare it reblued after the police.
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