Were the sights hard chromed as well? Can you get a couple of photos of that gun? Mahovsky does a great job on guns. They did a Beretta 70S for me a few years ago and, well, take a look:
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This is a gun many people would love to get ahold of. It's flawlessly reliable and was one of two .22LR pistols used by the Israeli intelligence service (the other being a Ruger Mark-series or Standard Auto). I remember years ago seeing a collection of guns the ATF had confiscated from a team of hit men and the primary gun used was a 60s-era Ruger Standard Auto, but needless to say I was thrilled when I found out I could get the Ruger in stainless steel!
The Hi-Power would be beautiful in hard-chrome, too, but the bluing that's on the gun is gorgeous. Take a look at these:
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And here's a closeup:
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As horrible as bluing is as a means of protecting the gun, I just can't bring myself to remove it. What do
you say?
I noticed that the bottom one seemed to have some rust in the serrations. Seems a bit reddish.