Certainly could have been refinished, but not bad-looking for the price. Butt-plate isn't brass, no matter what he says. Only flaw I can see is that muzzle crown doesn't look quite right, but that could just be damage. Sometimes, pictures tell you all you need to know, in this case, considering the attractive (if arm is real) price, they fall a little short - for example, in some views the front sight base looks OK, in others its' a bit iffy.