Yes Alan I can see that. The link John posted to the archive pictures are much better. Perhaps Jaz might do a deal with the current vendor to use them insted.

Jaz's are a much more honest set of pictures and I think the current ones do the gun no favours at all.
That is why I asked Jaz if the Pugs pictures were as he remembered the gun, when you look closley at the patterns it is the same gun and the same finish but what a difference in photos. This is also why I prefaced my responses with "or bad photographs" It looks like they sprayed the whole gun in silicone or some such thing.

I actually have no issue with refinished guns, I would rather see this than them gradually deteriating.
A loved and hard hunted gun might be refinished many times in its life. If it is properly done, as Jaz said so what.

Having looked at my first post in reply to Rigby Mauser, it strikes me now that perhaps no body else knows that Jens and I are friends, the first comment about price was not to be taken seriously hence the smilie, he likes big bore guns and this was a bit of an ironic joke not an estimate.

Regards