Originally Posted by
WinchesterVSBrowning
The wood needs to be redone there's scratch marks all over the frame.
If you are dead set to have it "refurbished", I'd make darn sure the person who is going to do this has lots of experience. About the last thing you need to happen to that gun is for some heavy-handed dolt washing out the screw holes and the lettering when buffing it for re-blueing, rounding off sharp corners and/or sanding the wood too much that it is below metal levels. That particular gun has increased in value quite a bit in recent years, and most collectors perfer their pieces in original, untouched condition. Just something to think about....
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