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Gentlemen, I am still learning the subtleties of determining if a gun possesses original case colors. Please take a look at this gun and let me know what you think. My guess is that they were re-done as they seem a bit too vivid, but I would appreciate the experts weighing in.  Reproof in '86 for 2 3/4" chambers. 
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Digital pictures can be extremely deceptive but I would tend to agree with you that this gun has been recolored. I have seen really low use guns re-prooved but it is rare. If I was a betting man my money would be on refinished.
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When was the gun built?
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Barrel blue looks original, and case colors seem to match the barrels' condition, so I believe they are original. The triggers show no use either, so that also makes me think the gun has been left alone.
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Last edited by John Roberts; 08/27/19 09:41 AM.
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I'd guess recolored too. For me, one clue is that the triggers have been colored, not a common practice by makers.
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Did Boss point up the checkering at this period of time? I do not think so.
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If it's recolored I want the guy's name. I have a 2 barrel Parker to do.
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My guess is re-colored. And very nicely done...Geo
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They altered the chamber from 2 1/2 to 2 3/4. So my guess is that it was redone then. Well done in any case. Use it and forget about it.
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I just reached out to the dealer who stated that he believed the colors were re-done in England at the time of re-proof in '86. Good Eye, Bill...I hadn't noticed the trigger re-blue. The bores measure close to nominal and remain thick at .030, so I wonder why it was lengthened and tarted up in '86. The wood is 13" long with a 1/2" pad added. The gun is available for viewing on Mike Schwandt's site if anyone desires a more detailed pictures.
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