Who would you send it to? On my bucket list for years was to have a 70 series Combat Commander or Gold Cup engraved the way I want it.  Obviously, factory engraved guns are rare and priced out of this world.  I am also not a huge fan of some of Colts engraving patterns. I am looking to have roughly 75% coverage with deep relief scroll.  The issue that I keep running into is I don't want machine or laser, but more of the by hand. I seem to be finding plenty of engravers on the internet but some of these hack jobs they have posted are "questionable". Who would the hive recommend that can provide that old world detail?

Brian Powley... a master.

Powlery engraving

Phil Quigley in Phoenix,have seen about 10 guns he has engraved.Master Engraver.Contct thru Legendary Guns in Phoenix.Link attached with a sample of Phil Quigleys work on a 1911 Repro and Legendary Guns contact info.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/920702624/Colt_1911_WWI_Repro_Engraved.htm