Clapper, they indicated that they would put it on the rack for $750 implying that they would offer me something like $500 for it. Furthermore, they had no idea the barrels were Damascus. I was just their for informational purposes so I didn't bother to enlighten them.
The gun actually has a lot of color in the action - it is just hard to tell because it is almost a forest green as opposed to a blue. I don't really think it is patina because the color is so pronounced and unusual. It is also very uniform. Again, it looks like it hasn't been refinished to my eye, but I am new to this.
According to the previous owner, the gun spent at least 30 years in a safe unfired.
