Ah!
Well, I once worked at a gunshop and one of my fellow employees had the yen for an engraved Model 71 Winchester in 348 Winchester. He couldn't begin to afford it so he bought a standard, plain, model 71 and a year later had it rust blued. The next year he hired an engraver to put his initials in the left side of the receiver in gold. A few years later I saw the rifle again and he'd added to the engraving and inlay... a little at a time. I never saw him or his Model 71 again but I'm told that when he died, it had fancy checkered walnut and a cohesive, well executed engraving. The rifle sold for over $4K US. It became a life long work for the guy but he died happy. Food for thought.~Muir