Gentlemen - I am in complete agreement with both of you. I appreciate this style exhibited onmy guns as well as others.

The thrust of my question, or what was meant to be, is: was this a deliberate style peculiar to gun engravers for a certain "era", or "period"? If so, does anyone know how long this style was adhered to before changing?

I'm basically looking for confirmation that this was indeed a bonafide gun engraving style, even a movement, if you will. If so, how long did it last?