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Sorry about the bad pics. I took some more but they are not much better. Thanks for the dating. This is quite an astonishing gun. Did they really use gold inlay? Still would like some opinions on its worth and whether it is factory or Japanese engraving/inlay. I don't know what else to do to get bet...

First post for me. Great site. Hope my question is considered relative to this thread. I have an engraved 722 ser#266XXX. Can someone decode the date? I am told the engraving is Japanese but has REP stamped on the barrel. Any opinions as to if this is factory engraving and maybe what it is worth? Ca...