Here's something just in from Austria. Notice in all these pictures the finish on all the fittings, this is not a patina, this is an applied finish at the time of manufacture, looking for information on this finish, first time I have seen it and it looks great.The carving on the grip is a lot better than my poor pictures show.

Gary

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