I have a 1929 Smith Crown grade double trap with an engraved oval in the grip cap. First, it can sometimes be near to impossible to decipher the scroll. Second, I have to assume the gun was used by a fairly serious trapshooter and would have been an ATA member. I have searched the Average Books and found no matches. I cannot describe my frustration on that point. Third, I still think engraved ovals and shields are fascinating, and it shows that someone took pride in their gun. On this last point, do any of you think that maybe the personalized guns are, today, in better shape than the non-engraved?
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