Yeah, some makers have use a steel that does not hot blue well. A lot of savage/stevens guns are like that too.
Marlin 90 frames take bone charcoal case colors very nicely. I have had one done years ago.
In regards to “value”… one would generally be hard pressed to ever see a 12g model 90 sell for more than $800-900. This one obviously has a LOT of work put into it. But it would mean someone wanting to pay for that over what the gun is. What that amount COULD be, I cannot say.
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