Lugerdoc,
Tom, I have King Farouk's 1902 Colt 38 Auto. It is gold plated and profusely engraved with the classic scenes of erotica from Greek and Roman mythology. It lettered out with Colt as having gone to a Bond Street dealer in 1914. It always drops jaws when I show it. One may question the taste, but the quality of the engraving is something we simply do not encounter today. The provenance ties it to the sale of his famous and mostly purloined coin collection which was auctioned in France and Switzerland. A cool piece.
Tom A
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