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Yeah, the figure on the left side floats my boat too, unfortunately the other side isn't as nice.
Had time to look it over closer today. Except for the buttplate (some pitting that was wire brushed), the metal doesn't show evidence of refinishing. The stampings are clear with raised edges, although judging by the receiver color it's possible some cold blue might have been rubbed on? I don't smell it though. The barrel sight I'm sure is a replacement, a folding Marbles that's missing the elevation slide, but it works good in conjunction with the Lyman tang sight. Not sure if a new Marbles slide will fit? Front sight is probably an add on too but correct for the period. The rifle's probably not a "collectors" piece by some folks definition, but I still like it, and that's what counts.