The top pic shows attractive colors in the casehardening and the couple of square inches of wood shown seems to show hand checkering and fair wood quality. Wood and metal fit seems decent for the price point. The engraving shows restraint, which in my book, is for the better.

The electro-etch marking on the barrels is a blight to any gun and really tears this good looking gun down several notches. Any liability driven safety statements like Ruger has on their guns also would reduce the appeal to all of the guys I know and probably would get 100% concurrence on that with this bbs membership.

I like a well matted top rib for its functional effectiveness in reducing glare when shooting toward the sun. I couldn't make out in the pics if the rib is matted. If not, I'd sure prefer they added it if I were considering one of these guns. The 'squiqqly line' type of matting is my preference when done deep enough.