I agree with Jerry! If I scroll up and down this group of photos, I find my eye going to the burl in the butt on the one rifle, and getting caught by the engraving on another. The "plain" one just lets me enjoy the totality of Owen's design and execution.

Having tried to accomplish this many times, and with the aid of a good many craftsmen, I can say from experience that it is not easy to create elegance.