The two I have taken in trades and later resold were definitely lower end guns. Plenty of fairly coarse work, comic style bird engraving, maybe stout, but not pretty in any way. I would prefer a better made gun even for a "rainy day upland" gun. There are lots of Spanish guns about for a few pesos more that are better put together, have better triggers and ejectors, and a pound or more lighter and more lively to hand. Victor Sarasqueta boxlocks in particular seem cheap at the moment, and are at least a cut above the Gaspar Arizaga stuff I have seen, maybe a couple "cuts" above in quality. If they can "take a licking and keep on ticking" in rainy and cold weather, that's a plus. Not sure the Arizaga stuff will do that, hope yours holds up for you.
