sig 239

[automainea]

looked at some 239 sigs today,noticed brush marks on the slide towards the back,isnt real noticable but i look at everything when buying a new gun.is this normal or isnt it

 

[presspics]

"Brush marks" ? Are they machining marks? I had an early production P229 back when they first came out. That gun had machining marks on the slide. Almost looked like the cutting tool was dull when it made the cuts. My current P229 (1994 vintage) has flawless machining, no marks anywhere. My guess would be that machining marks are normal and they vary from gun to gun depending on how much use the toolbit had seen.