Hmmm... you gentlemen certainly know a lot more about this stuff than I do, and you certainly are more opinionated. Perhaps this has to do with the fact you have had much more familiarity with these guns than I, you've held many more in your hands and probably owned some.
Having said that, as a relative newcomer to "Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles" I would be more than happy to own this gun and shoot it. Germanic engraving doesn't bother me in the least, it's just another style I appreciate.
As to Don's comment "German style engraving on an American gun is always out of place" Don, I have to ask whether you feel the same about American engraving on a German gun, i.e. engraved G&H Mausers, etc?
Rob