I am not in lust for anything plated in gold or with great inlays. They are pearl handled pistols to me
In some respects beauty is simply a matter of taste, opinion, previous experience. For me elegance is understatement; however beauty still exists even in the most intense and complex if it has balance and symmetry. Appropriateness of design is a matter of taste, nudes, grotesque figures, and alike are not my cup of tea on a gun, but if someone else likes them, then fine for them, just not me. I find the fine bulino pictures inscribed on some guns today beautiful, but I question their durability over time.
My preference is to scroll work, both English traditional and Celtic. My best guns are a Belgian floral ribbon and scroll that I like.
Last edited by old colonel; 10/22/11 08:49 AM.
