Handsome gun!
I'm not any expert, but it just looks like it's been refinished (re-blued). No signs of normal wear that gun that old should have.
I also thought the side plate looked odd in one of the photos - it seems to be irregularly shaped on the raised part. If it's not correctly fitted, the side plate may give you trouble firing the gun.
The extractor is a very odd color. Some are a plum color, but this one looks wrong to me. The sear safety would not have originally been straw colored, but it does look good.d
The only part we can't see is the front of the frame, where the full serial numbers and suffix are found above the trigger guard. Good photos, otherwise.
Overall, it's a handsome gun!
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