Yes gaudy. A real Bar-B-Q special. I like the gold filled caliber on the cylinders but the other, not so much. I have a Ranger Point Precision conversion in 327 and think this is a great companion piece. I see there are no complaints about quality of workmanship, just tastes. The 454 is beautiful. I have a Freedom Arms with 4 separate cylinders,454,45 Win Mag,45 ACP and 45 Colt. I shot a 454 in a rifle.. WOW. Will probably stick with 45 Win Mag, The guys at Ranger Point told me that 45 ACP was one of their most popular conversions. They also said they had more requests for 327 than they could fill.