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Late War E/F - Refinished?

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Like_Old_Guns:
I waited until the GB auction was over to post, but am convinced that this late war E/F HSc, SN 946817, is obviously refinished.  I'm fortunate enough to have several close in SNs, and the machining on the grip strap in particular, as well as the overall finish, looks nothing like the GB gun.   The auction # is 486183849 and it sold for $1,225 this afternoon.  I sent an email to the Seller several days ago telling him I believed it was refinished, but he didn't respond.  Here is the photo from GB that convinced me.  I think there will be a very unhappy Buyer when he shows off his new acquisition and learns the truth.  Does anyone else agree with my conclusion?

Warbird:
Hard to tell if it's reblued from these photos, Roger.  Many of the Eagle/F HSc's are in excellent condition with a fine finish (I have one).  If more photos are available, I for one would like to see them before attempting to pass judgment.  I saw the GB auction also but nothing special was noted.

1914mauser:
From what I have observed the police HSCs even late in the war have a better finish than the military ones. The commercial ones are also usually better looking than the late military. I don't know if the police are better than the commercial. Just MHO.

Regards,

Like_Old_Guns:
Agree with both comments, always hard to tell from photos.  But, the way the grip strap is polished, the depth of the serial number, and the overall color are red flags to me.  Every late war HSc I have seen has the "ribbed" look to the grip strap from the way the machining was completed.  Here is an example of an E/F pretty close in SN that sold on GB a couple of years ago.  I also have an E/F slightly later with the same "ribbed" look.

jcorl:
My 947183 is "ribbed" texture also.  Having said that,  I have also seen a factory finished in an "F" that blows my pistol away.  It sold for almost $2,000 and I do believe it was not refinished at all.  I truly believe they made two qualities of "F".  I do see your point about the serial numbers in your GB photos that appear not to be as deeply struck as my serial numbers.   I like my "ribbed", light dipped, hard struck numbered just fine. 

Jim   

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