I am at a loss to KNOW how anyone can 100% be sure what "original case colors" on American SxS's looked like 100 years ago. Who really knows how Parker colors differed from Elsies, Lefevers, Foxes, etc. Each used slightly different processes and materials.

And, any/every 100 year-old gun has faded somewhat by now, so there is no real basis for factual comparison that I am aware of..

At best, all this dicussion this is just speculation.

There are many careful SxS craftsmen/gunsmiths that recreate case colors in an excellent manner. Why not just let it be?

JERRY