I thought you were pulling my leg, then I read the web page. I don’t care if the factory did it, it’s still the gaudiest piece of crap gun I’ve ever seen in person. A gold-plated Universal is still a Universal.
(Mind you, I’ve seen pictures of Hussein’s guns before, and the Mexican cartel leaders were notorious for gaudy 38 Super 1911s, but I haven’t seen any of them in person.)