This is a photo of the floorplate from a John Bolliger rifle (John is a Riflemaker from Pocatello, Idaho) that I engraved for Juan Carlos, King of Spain. John and I were approached by his Emmissary during the Safari International show in January, 2006. We received instructions about the caliber and design of the rifle and worked togther to create it. The stock wood was premium Turkish Walnut with 36 lpi checkering patterns. Notice the extended tangs on the front an rear of the action - the receiver tang was also extended out and over the comb of the stock. Those kinds of special touches are difficult to hold and jig up for engraving. Happily, the King was'nt working in a restricted budget!
The floorplate (and other parts of the rifle) were engraved and inlaid in 24K gold and Platinum. The Royal Seal of Spain in the center of the floorplate was done to exact dimensions and colorations of inlaid metals.
We received a thank you note from Juan Carlos when he received the gun in March of this year. He also pormised to send photos of a future hun.
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