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”.
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