The blade does have some wear marks, but I agree with you that is almost mint. I really didn't expect that the way I originally received it.
The colors are exactly the same by the way, I checked just now to be sure
I think the lighting at the time makes it look different (window on the left), but thanks for keeping me sharp, I miss these things sometimes
I am going to clean all my M9's this week in the same way. I will post some photo's of them in the appropriate sub-fora when I am done
Best regards,
Menno
The Netherlands