Don- I won't be re-strawing anything. I agree.
Meadowlark- Those pics just are of the reproduction grips. I actually took those off as they were uncomfortable and was given some plastic ones from a forum member. They actually make the pistol look WW2-ish..
Is the spotting on the blue considered "active rust"? If I use a flash photo up close, it does look like rust-colored areas.
I have some nylon brushes. Also some brass brushes. I'm hesitant to take brass to it unless that is recommended, which it sounds the case. I've disassembled the whole pistol and wiped pretty good with RemOil/Hobbes 9; the gun was very dirty. Rusty colored stuff came off in a lot of places aided by q-tips. A lot of the interior steel is very clear though.
So it sounds like taking well oiled bronze wool "0000" slowly to the finish could help. Or I could just leave oiled... and as-is? I handle it often but always wipe it down after, usually with oiled paper towels.
I don't have a holster to store it in. Wouldn't do that anyway. Stays in a pelican-style case, foam cut.
As always, thanks for the feedback.
