I agree that the wood is suspiciously immaculate, particularly the checkering. However there are two very tiny cracks (one from the top tang to the shield, the other off the back of the right side plate) and neither of them seem to have any finish inside the cracks. So if it was refinished, it was done a while ago. I’m assuming the ends of the barrels were cut at some point. And the pictures don’t show it well but there is still some coloring in the lever and much of the metal just not as bright as the side of the plates. The owner definitely took great care of his firearms. The rust is because since he passed, it was thrown in a $20 plastic gun case with a tube sock over the end of the barrels to keep it from rubbing the stock next to it.
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