And the forend latch was gold plated all over too.... you can see some gold remaining in the engraving.





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Perhaps a presentation or gift gun.

Excellent example of never say never. If it wasn't in the letter no one would have ever believed it was factory gold plating.

You are 100% correct I had no idea . I had wrongly assumed someone had lost or buggered up the original screws and replaced them with brass screws .

No I don’t think so . Well it may have been a gift to himself . The Mr Platt that ordered the gun was the same one that sent it back almost ten years later to have a little work done .

Jay, Pay no attention to any comments between Romig and myself. Our day isn't complete unless we throw each other a bone.

That reminds me... I'll give you a call tonight - when is beddie-bye time for you?





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Gettin kinda personal, doncha think?

It appears that the gold is in areas that are not apt to be seen, otherwise I would expect the medallion, or shield, on the stock to be gold.

Could it be that the gold-plating was merely to prevent tarnish where moisture might lodge and be difficult to wipe down?

Gold-plating used to be done on high-end yachts, purportedly to prevent tarnish in the marine environment, and not as one might expect, for ostentation. And, that costly maintenance-preventative practice what was actually origin of the term,” gold-plater”.

Here's a DHE ordered with checkered triggers. It dates to 1918.