I went back and looked at this gun today and noticed that it has a slight bulge in the bottom barrel just below the forestock. I tried to get them to go down to $400, but they wouldn't budge. It is an interesting gun and has pretty decent engraving to boot. Does anyone know when they started making these? I'm guessing that the lack of markings on the barrel and oil finished stock would seem to indicate that it is an early model.