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Fair to Good. Bore is dirty with some firing residues that should clean to Very Bright or better with sharp rifling throughout. Metal finish shows a continuous turn ring to the cylinder, some abrasions and losses at the muzzle, and brown flecking along the backstrap. trigger retains case colors. Some thinning and flaking to the finish on the grips. Forward edge of the ejector rod shows some irregular erosion, with the forward lock applying excessive resistance to opening the cylinder. Rod fails to retract under spring pressure in certain positions, suggesting it may have a bend impeding normal operation. Action times and indexes correctly.

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