There was a very interesting article in some magazine or another that showed the restoration of a Mars auto pistol that was badly pitted and abused. The gunsmith rebuilt the pitted areas by welding and remachined the parts to original specs and then used correct bluing methods and aging to make a very nice pistol out of what appeared to be a candidate for the parts pile. It can be done if one wants to spend the money and can find the right man to do the job.
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