probably nicer than average 1899C... it does look like it may have seen a little cold blue touch up over the years but hard saying for sure from the pics (and back in the day this would have been thought of as really taking good care of the gun despite what collectors might think today). Also, the head of the stock does look pretty oil soaked... don't saturate the mechanism or barrel of these guns in gun oil thinking you are preventing rust b/c that oil soaks into the wood and makes them both dark and soft. Lots of ppl have started storing their guns with the barrels down b/c of this...
Anyways, great rifle in a desirable model.
