I had a client who wanted me to engrave his 870 Remington pump shot gun it had roll stamped scrolls engraving on both side he called Remington and purchased a receiver with no roll stamping I engraved scrolls and game scene's on the gun nice canvas for engraving. J.J.
Dave,Take a closer look at top two picture before we started the restoration you'll see Nazi Swastika's are faded and pitted if you would like the dealer phone number I purchased the pistol from I will email it to you. J.J.
Frank many of these pistols came back by our GI they came back with duffel bags filled with guns, swords,knifes flags they would only give us kids arm patches. J.J.
Dan, the inlay of the Elk is silver and all the guns I've seen like yours of the Japanese engraved gun the animals and birds inlays were done in silver never saw one with gold your gun was engraved in Japan. J.J.
We had a print shop in my high school one letter press and one single color offset press I took up printing and did it in the Navy and worked in the printing trade for 50 years was never with out a job. J.J.
I sent Sam all my gun templets you should be able to find them here on this forum ask monk for help making gun templets is easy I use Vellum to do the rubbings. J.J.