... the small portions of the rib matting ahead of the gold bar inlay appear to be original Hunter Arms rib matting. ....
With all due respect,,that really looks like original matting?
Take a close look. At least that small area we can see looks done by hand with a single or double point tool and not too well either. Missed a few spots,,
No were near the uniformity of a die.
The address is hand cut, no arguement. No scroll or borders around it,,no problem w/that either
But one problem with it is that the 'engraver' couldn't decide what letter style, size & slant to choose from as they went along.
I've seen some so-so lettering on LCS bbls of hi-grade guns, but at least the were consistent.
The other is that the engraver cut the border that appears on the bbls,,on the top rib to match,,but forgot to include the single line in front of it. Looks like they measured with a dividers off the bbl to the outside line and never allowed for the single line border in the rib pattern cut.
Plus the look/cut of the bbl border does not match that of the top rib border.
A small issue that line is, but one an engraver doesn't forget if he/she is doing the work,,,all of the work.
Maybe I've seen more fakes than the average person.
