Naw, it's gonna hide some of the bumps and scrapes the rifle is gonna get bouncin' around in the gun cart and bein' abused on stage props.
To be honest, I'm surprised at the quality of the "scratching", especially on parts like the hammer and lever and the matting done around the scroll work.
However, I had to check the Madis book (page 195) to identify the puma on the right side panel. The guy that sold the rifle to me thought it was a beaver .... The elk on the other side is a good rendition, readily identified.
The rifle qualifies as a safe queen keeper, but I can't own a rifle that I can't or won't shoot. Not at this stage of my life when I nearer the end than the beginning.