I have inherited a Winchester 1897 from my wife's Great Grandfather that he purchased in 1908. It has a 28 inch (from muzzle to breach, so maybe 26?) modified barrel and is a takedown. All of the bluing is gone or about 90% gone. I have a dilemma in that I respect the condition it is in, but would like to give it an updated look, ie bluing. Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas. I don't intend to use it unless Armageddon strikes, but want to mitigate maintenance intervals with protected metal. Thanks for any advice.
Mike