Speaking of cleaning, it's now in pieces - I think there was some bottle gun blue rubbed on it, because after cleaning, the frame really has a government issue greenish cast to it and the slide has a hint of it also. The more I see, the more I think it's the real deal - but I'll post some pictures on jouster and see what the experts think of it:

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Anybody know how to remove this plug in the end of the slide?

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Frank

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