Brooding is the word that comes to mind. The engraving plus the dark surface finish (assuming it is a remnant of the original), makes me yearn to see a totally unengraved coin finished H&H Royal, just for some visual relief.

Having seen so much engraving, and so many engravers at work, I suffer from sensory overload and became blase about gun embellishment. The cheerful Blanch house engraving style is about as heavy as I care to go, if at all.

Last edited by Shotgunlover; 05/19/14 11:10 AM.