[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Bill

I love the gun and the engraving!
That you are bound by the old means of engraving is a fact.
That you are having trouble's with not 'over engraving" because of what you know and can do, I know as well.
Making replica's is often a bit hard for perfectionists with an artistic mind.
The lines could flow better or could be cut just that little bit deeper.
But back then they did not. Symetry is my biggest problem. Back in the old days they did not allways get the symetry right and it is very hard not to correct it or adjust it just that litle bit to satisfy your own idea of how it should be.

I think you did a fine job with a very nice result.
How much of your own artistic thing is in there whe will never know, but it sure lookes like the real good thing!

Greetings,

Daniel