You better bet on anything he does needing to be made from sheet material.
The gold used on old guns was usually 10k, which can be a little tougher to get than 14k but would be cheaper. The last time I actually needed to get a gold oval into a Parker BHE, I had the local jeweler make one up for me and he tried to charge me $300! After he quoted me $100. I was not happy and I bitched hard about it and he “let” me pay $150 for it in the end.
If he does not care about it being actual gold, you can use red brass which really replicates the look of gold and is very inexpensive. That is what I am using on my A1 Repro. I did not care personally about it actually being gold. And it looks good.
For the grip cap accent on the Kens Lefever Optimus I used a Ronald Regan commemorative gold coin in 14k gold. It cost me like $30 on ebay.
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