Sweet GHE.
I would leave this gun just the way it is.
I echo what Dean said. Be patient and take your time applying Hoppes only on the metal and a Frontier pad to remove the grime and light rust. Do not get the oil on the wood.
See what happens with the Hoppes and Frontier does with the barrels near the muzzle. If the top of the barrels look fine as well as the rest of the barrels, I wouldn't reblue.
The toe of the buttplate looks like it is chipped. There are gunsmiths who can repair that so you can keep your original plate.
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