My Dad and Uncle were buddies with Ned Smith, and he mentored my cousin in his quest to master wildlife artistry. A true gentleman. There's a bunch of original NS artwork hanging on my cousin's walls.
As for the rifle, a real tour de force. I like the metalwork (maybe a bit less engraving, it's just raisins on the cookie) but would've chosen a different wood finish protocol. Worth $10K? Not to me.
