“The most amazing thing about my little experiment was the unanimous, collective response to the gun. Every single woman who shot the gun gave it back to me with reluctance and sighed wistfully, “I want one!””

“The receiver side-plates are the most impressive part of the Julia. The 24K gold floral motif shaped into a woman’s face is absolutely stunning, and fitting for an Italian-made shotgun. The receiver side-plates are undoubtedly works of art and should be displayed.”

“There are sideplates on this boxlock action, and those sideplates feature a gold floral scene that evolves into a woman’s face. It’s the rare bit of shotgun art that feels at once avant garde and classical, a design touch that manages to step outside the established box of scroll, floral, and game scene engraving without galling traditionalists.”