[DonVoigt]

I would doubt the thief had it re-blued.

The pistol, without any doubt in my mind, has been through many hands, some of whom did not take care of it.

Finally a caretaker had it re-finished( I'm still not 100% convinced of a full refinish, in spite of the evidence!)

The last owner would have taken a bath when it turned up "stolen".

I'd like to hear the "rest of the story". Please!