Thanks. A picture is worth a thousand words. Love those pictures.

That's a pretty nice rig. I have an SA with a 1905 scabbard that I ma prety proud of too.

This thread is about the RIA's though. I swear that there is no blue beyond the guard on my 1909 RIA and never was. It just doesn't look like there ever was anything there. The guard is in real nice shape and the blade from the guard forward is bright and looks like it always was bright.