This gun shoots great. The sights suck, but what do you want from a WW2 pistol. I don't know to much about it, but I was told it has the original parkerized finish. The original HS marked barrel and the grips are correct. Has a small patch of pitting where you would grab the back of the slide. As seen in picture 11. Not bad at all, just want to be as honest as I can be. Its a real nice example of a WW2 Remington rand. 1911. Willing to sell or trade for something of equal value. Send me some pics. 732 598 3320 Dan