Hello Chris,
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I was also wondering how the silver inlay is held in place - is it put in hot or simply hammered into the recess? It would be nice to fill the missing sections, but that might be a technical step too far for my metalwork abilities (at least without risking damage to the barrel). 
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Silver and gold inlay is cold worked - these are soft metals and quite easy to work with (especially, when annealed).
Regards,
Kai