Here's how this type of feature develops during my coloring process. This is a freshly boiled, uncarded set. The band is visible, but once etched and finished it will look similar to the Parker pic.



Here's a shot of a set from a humble Batavia Leader, a gun not really known for elaborate tube patterns. You can see it's actually more complex, it's a matter of the process being able to bring out the features. It didn't surprise me, given Baker's relationship with Heuse Riga-Fils.




Regards
Ken

Last edited by Ken61; 06/17/17 10:14 AM.

I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.