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Looking at the finish on this Model 92, I would like to hear opinions on what causes this blemish or what it may be called. 😕 You can see that when the gun is held in a certain angle what looks like buffing marks under the bluing ❓ I have noticed this a few times before and never really thought to much about it before. This 92 has the original bluing so I figured it is just caused by the original buffing prior to the gun being blued. OK Mike Hunter what do you think? Michael what do you think ?
You can see the difference between the front half and rear half of the frame.
http://s517.photobucket.com/user/RoadKing1998/media/Damaged%20model%2090/22WRFdamage023_zps19d41d9d.jpg.html
January 24, 2013
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that you are talking about the line that is prominent in the second picture. If so, I believe that it’s a polishing transition line where the polisher flipped the receiver over and finished polishing. I’ve seen that same transition line on blued 86s
Mike Hunter said
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that you are talking about the line that is prominent in the second picture. If so, I believe that it’s a polishing transition line where the polisher flipped the receiver over and finished polishing. I’ve seen that same transition line on blued 86s
Yes Mike the second picture is very clear the transition line is very noticeable. The left side it can be seen also but not as prominent. So you think that reversing the polishing procedure caused this. 
Makes sense.
Brian,
As it was told to me those are original buff marks which are extremely hard if not impossible to duplicate.
Gene
September 29, 1993
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I totally agree with Mike and Gene. These "Transition Buffing" marks are seen on early Model 1892s and 1894s. Also on 1886 from the same time period. Some times they form a half receiver line and on some guns the marks will quarter the receiver. They are quite original and as mentioned above, not easily duplicated.
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Thanks guys and it’s nice to see us all agreeing on something for a chance 
I just never really thought about what has caused this on the guns that I have seen with this transition mark.
March 20, 2009
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I have the same sort of "marks" on several of my 1892’s. The first time I noticed it I was surprised also. By the 6th or 7th one I certainly became more comfortable with it. Now I look for them on nice high condition guns.
Michael
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