Ruger RSM Uh-oh?

The listing .. same thing I noticed on the RSM here.

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Flaking??? What flaking?? I see nothing but a couple of small ding/dents.
 
Flaking??? What flaking?? I see nothing but a couple of small ding/dents.
I found this after years of storage on mine. Never noticed it post shooting but was concerned none the less until a gunsmith tore it apart. It's on the above listing ..

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Thats from set back usually, from the tang.
 
@Woodcarver & another source have the same idea, if the aesthetics bothered me or worsens. Foremost, there was no damage to compromise integrity ..
 
It appears to be about to flake out a minor chip. Not a deal breaker. If it did chip out AND you found it, would be an easy acraglass fix IMO. I might be tempted to tape off area, and apply acraglass liquid thinned 40% with acetone which will soak in like water, but leave behind acraglass. Then do a careful spot refinish? But, it's not my gun. Might consider relieving the area behind the tang a TINY bit.
 

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