Help!
Just went back with a rag and bore light, took it apart and looked close.
It has a few very superficial scratches on the stock, and a tiny ding or two. Brass mag tube has fingerprint oxidation; would clean up with brass cleaner. Blueing and bore are perfect and steel mag tube is perfect inside. It's just been used, not abused; it was still fouled in the barrel and receiver, and I had to run a couple patches down the bore to see it well. It had a lot of fine dust accumulated on surfaces that would face up in a safe. I'm guessing it was shot a bit, then it just sat in a safe for many, many years.
However, it was assembled and shot with loose internal screws. This meant that the takedown receiver was not quite flush, and the hammer hit the rear right corner of the bolt. It's slightly dinged, and the metal burr extends slightly into the slot in the receiver where the hammer travels. It works fine now that it's been tightened up, and the burr could be removed with a few passes with 400 grit paper. It's not major, but the right side of the bolt is no longer the usual sharp machined edge, and the hammer blueing is worn off the left side opposite to that, where it rubbed against the inside of the rear tang.
However....
Does the price still sound okay?
The gun is still nice; I just didn't want to drop the cash on it if this impacts the value too much. It is indeed marked 39M OCTAGON on the barrel and appears to be absolutely 100% original.
Thoughts?
I like it, but I don't want to overpay. I've already got one 39... I didn't even set out to get another. I just know that one like this won't come up too often.
