It looks like the plating is flaking off in some spots, I'm betting it was applied quite some time ago. That, and the application of solution over original tube coating makes me think it was possibly done before gifting. Too bad they didn't properly recolor the action. It kind'a makes it a turn of the century equivalent of a "Pimp Gun"...fitting the description of "Tarted Up"...

If our dating is right, it had around a decade of use before it was altered.


Regards
Ken

Last edited by Ken61; 07/01/17 08:08 AM.
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