In my opinion, there is plenty of contrast/definition on those barrels and you wouldn't gain much by restoring them. In fact, it appears that they may have been rebrowned once already, judging by the case color gone entirely on the breech balls and virtually no wear at all where we would expect to see corresponding wear on the sodes of the barrels at the breech.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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