Chuck,
Our waste disposal men won't take Krieghoffs unles they are packaged correctly and have the correct HazMat paperwork.
Initialling the oval is a very personal taste, if it's yours and a keeper do it, it gives a message of pride.If your a person who can't settle don't engrave it because it will be on its way soon and you will have to take a small hit, unless of course your Eisenhower, Truman, Shwartzkoff, Cluny etc.,