Thanks. I never would have done a thing to the 410. As for the polish job, i suspect it was conservatively performed; hence, the engravings appear to look as they did when purchased and i would not have wanted them diminished visibly. Nothing was re-engraved. i believe they are still very well struck.
Here Norm are pics of the case colors, first the 410 (original) then the re-case color hardened 20 then 12. Keep in mind I used a bright flash which accentuates the colors making them more vivid than they generally appear.
Lastly, here are close ups of setter engravings - tough to catch and needed some comp. accentuating to bring it out (hence the vividness)... The face on the second truly captures my imagination.
I'm still interested if most would have had the 12 and 20 redone or just have left them be as original as possible. Thanks for your comments notwithstanding. Natural-light photography would have been best, i agree.
