Did you consider having Uberti do the engraving? Some of the standard patterns on the factory web site are quite nice too. I wrote to Cimarron recently to inquire about factory engraving. The guy there wrote they don't buy guns from Uberti. Apparently he hasn't worked there very long.
The factory was serious about that wood being AAA.
How long did it take for a custom order to come in from the factory?
I wanted it hand engraved and the engraving on this gun is not exact copy but is heavily inspired by original 1866 engraving done by John Ulrich, Winchesters master engraver at the time. A friend of mine did the engraving.
Normally custom orders take around 9 months or so. This was over a two year project mostly because of Covid. It was taking longer than normal because Uberti was waiting on suitable wood. They had it all and was ready to complete and ship and then Covid hit. After Covid we received the rifle and it had standard wood, apparently after restart from Covid someone put the AAA wood on another rifle so Uberti tried to track it down with no luck and had to send different wood. I did have to do some fitting but not too bad.
Cimarron and my dealer are awesome to work with and even with the confusion at Uberti did everything to make it right. I wont buy any new Uberti gun unless it comes from Cimarron, they are top notch I have several custom order guns from them.
Sorry I didn't mean for this to become an advertisement but I feel like someone that offers such good customer service deserves the credit.