Trying to decide: restoration or leave it be.

drbuster · 12-21-2003, 10:50 AM

Simoon, the toggle pin was originally fire blued and later would have a different hue that the rest of the blue. The different "bluing" under the safety lever is the old ground out lower "Gesichert" marking that was done around 1912 when the first model '06 Navy was modified into the second model to correct a safety problem when the gun was removed from the holster. Again, all correct. The take down lever, as Big Norm suggests, is a question, but one just cannot tell. I agree that the buffing on the side of the frame is aggravating, but doesn't change, IMO, that this piece is basically an original gem.

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12-21-2003, 10:50 AM	#1
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Simoon, the toggle pin was originally fire blued and later would have a different hue that the rest of the blue. The different "bluing" under the safety lever is the old ground out lower "Gesichert" marking that was done around 1912 when the first model '06 Navy was modified into the second model to correct a safety problem when the gun was removed from the holster. Again, all correct. The take down lever, as Big Norm suggests, is a question, but one just cannot tell. I agree that the buffing on the side of the frame is aggravating, but doesn't change, IMO, that this piece is basically an original gem.