That Orvis/Chapuis is a very nice looking gun, but I do not appreciate the laser engraving. Some of the laser engraving coming out of Italy today is very nice, but I'd rather have a little real engraving. Just my opinion.
There are German guns that look more classic and handle well. My 16 gauge Simson has nice, simple scroll work and at 6.5# handles very well for me. My Merkel 200 o/u, while definitely looking "Germanic", handles as well as any SxS game gun - it is a wand.
Jeff

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