One of the other interesting things about this rifle, the King rifle and any other rifle that was ordered by an employee and finished thereafter is that a finished receiver would need to be totally disassembled, finish removed and then engrave hardened steel.
If I understand the normal production process, the engraver would get unfinished receivers with "soft" steel making engraving easier than hardened steel.
Engraving of a finished rifle can all be done, but with extra effort.
Not sure about the checking. Can checking be done over a finished stock/fore? I suppose it matters whether the finish was oil or gloss finish.
