[ithacaartist]

Congratulations on your acquisition. Harness this old workhorse up and coax a little bit of work from it at the range. You can make it look a lot better doing a home restoration of the finish. Most of the grunt work is in the prep, but other than getting its surfaces chemically ready for a dip, I would not put a bunch of hand work into it. One would be able to tell it was re-blued over pits but its initial impression would be much better, and adequate for this particular situation, IMHO. Non-professional (unpaid/experimental) work on this one is the only economical way, and this example would be a great chance to practice the procedures.