The "Never sent back for final engraving or finishing" doesn't hold water since many if not most of the best quality funeral guns had gold names inlaid indicating a "final finish". My friend MM would disagree with the "Never sent back" opinion since his Purdey funeral gun has about fifty gold inlaid letters in amongst the blue, indicating that it has truly been final finished. Get serious, these guys aren't going to send out soft finished guns to be used and abused while their engravers and hardeners look for work.