In my opinion, the gun has been refinished for sure. The colors and barrels exhibit no wear at all. And the stock finish is good, but the darkening up by the head and just the overall appearance of the wood points to refinishing. A gun with that high of original metal finish would not need a stock refinish. Also, if the gun was used much at all in the past 100 years, there would be some wear to the bottom of the action and the guard bow.
Also, the fact that the barrels have a weep hole tells that they have been blued since they left Meriden.
Speaking of the colors... They are VERY good in my opinion. I think that those colors are one of the best representations of what Meriden colors looked like in that time period.
The gun may or may not be able to be converted to double triggers. I think that altering of the trigger slots is required for a miller installation. So, that cannot easily be reversed without replacing the plate. Also, a large amount of wood would have been removed from inside the head to allow clearance do he trigger mechanism. So, a conventional DT safety setup would not work without a bit of wood repair.
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B. Dudley
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