My 1900 American Eagle Test

[Pete Ebbink]

Eric,

Here is a photo of the similar area on a Borchardt pistol that was refinished and I think the "lines" re-created in a nefarious attempt to make it look more original...

The Borchardt was from a recent RIA auction house on-line catalong posting.

So...A lesson here might be : Such lines being present on a gun may not confirm a gun's factory-original finish.