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David,
I understand, I 'm usually one of the "leave it 100% original" guys myself, but the pics really make the gun look better than it is. There is hardly any blue left on the gun. It's in about the same condition as the Remington 51 finish-wise, but no rust pitting.

My purpose for this gun is to have a nice looking Colt that my wife and daughter feel comfortable shooting and that we take to the range and hopefully, one day I'll pass it down to my daughter. i don't ever plan to sell it and I'm very smitten by it already! Someday, maybe I'll spend the $ to get a very nice original one that I'll keep 100% original , but this one will be used and taken care of, just like the Remington.

I'll take pics of the magazine tomorrow. It has a nylon follower and looks too good to be original, so I'm thinking it's an aftermarket. It does have the .32 Colt on the bottom, like I've seen on the originals. I've never held or seen another Colt 1903 up close, so I don't know what's original and what's not...

I would really like to get it sorted out, reblued , then look for pearl grips for it, then it will be my "pimp gun"!