I don't see any evidence of previous pitting under bluing and the letters/numbers are crisp/bold and don't look to be buffed but I'm no expert so look forward to other opinions.I like.
Gotta ask. Reblued?
Even if so still wonderful.
It's been polished and reblued. It took a while to confirm that. Doesn't look like it had rust and had been flat filed. Looks like just a light buff and reblue. The giveaway is the frame where the sideplate meets it is rounded, and very slightly uneven. Still a fine specimen, very nice M1899!I don't see any evidence of previous pitting under bluing and the letters/numbers are crisp/bold and don't look to be buffed but I'm no expert so look forward to other opinions.