Flues barrel flats finish

[Bill Graham]

Would an Ithaca Flues have had blued or polished barrel flats and lug when new?

Thank you

[Dave Noreen]

Polished --

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[Richard Flanders]

My damascus bble flues is polished

[Dennis E. Jones]

The flats on my Ithaca doubles steel and Damascus are polished.