Yes, that um, mark, was on more than one of their rifles. The 375 SXS -- which was happily free of that bit of 'decoration' is now in my family gunroom, as we discussed in another thread and shots very, very well. It is now being shot by another "beautiful blonde," Mrs. Dnovo. I don't understand why they decided to put that offensive mark on some of their other rifles but it soured the other rifle in this collection in my eyes when I might have otherwise grabbed it. As for this one, very nice, but, for me, too ornate as well. Dave