I believe the barrels on it and the Ithica he is selling have been reblued.The trigger guard on the elsie has been reblued I"m sure.Stock refinish on both.Note on Elsie the barrel and trigger guard great blue but forearm iron no blue except banjo.All that said I would be glad to own both of his guns but not at those prices.Then again a Huglu can cost two grand and it wouldn't be equal to either of those guns.JMHO