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OK,

Here it goes:
-Reblue: Yes, the gun got a salt dip reblue, which is much darker and a bit glossier than the original blue. The sharp edges and the texture the gun originally had have been lost by the preparations needed for the reblue.
-As Norm said: The gun has been reproofed in the UK and it looks like this was done before it was reblued.
-The strawing: Not complete and way too bright gold to be original. Note that the takedown lever and magazine catch are now blue, should be strawed. Also: The grip screws should be fire blued, not strawed.
-The grips: Well, eh, 'pimp versions'.
-So basically someone did his best to make this gun prettier, although I wouldn't call it a restoration job. But combined with a decent set of wooden grips, a touch up of the few pieces that were not correctly finished and the addition of a nice stock this gun would make a nice shooter artillery, but never a collectible one.