I agree, wonderful Art Nouveau style. Beautiful work.
So much engraving is decoration, lovely as it is. Then you have one-off canvases, making a gun truly unique. Bravo to this talented engraver!
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I agree, wonderful Art Nouveau style. Beautiful work.
So much engraving is decoration, lovely as it is. Then you have one-off canvases, making a gun truly unique. Bravo to this talented engraver!
sillymike
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You're probably right, as I'm not best to name things (and even less styles)
- she works out of Chateau Landon, in France. Got to meet a few years back in Montreal.
the spank
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This was posted for sale last week on TS. All I can say is this gun has so much WOW factor it's insane! 
Being offered is a SC3 deeply engraved Perazzi Type 3 with English Setters and bird scenes deeply engraved on sides along with scrolls. This deep chiseled engraving will be graded SCO in later production Perazzi’s. You won’t find this fine engraving on newer Perazzi’s anymore.
Although there is not an engraver signature, discussions with Lucio Sosta, Master Gunsmith of Perazzi USA who has seen this SC3, relayed that the engravers in early days of Perazzi did not always sign their work….Perazzi was selling a shotgun not an engraver. According to Lucio, this is almost certainly an early style of either Angelo or Fausto Galeazzi.
SN# 36002 with XXVI stamp of 1970 production. Receiver, barrel and forend iron numbers matching.
32” O/U barrels. 18.4mm/.724 bore barrels. Tom Wilkinson tuned barrels and ported. Wilkinson stamped on barrel. Perfect O/U for doubles with fixed chokes of 0.16 (LM) bottom and 0.030 (LF) top.
Externally selective MX Series SC3 trigger. Flat hammer springs and hand engraved. Pull/Pull trigger.
Gorgeous Custom Claro Black Walnut Feather Crotch right hand stock and receiver. Superb checkering. LOP is 14 ½” with trap Kick-eez pad. DAC is 1 ½” and DAH is 2 ¼”. Right Hand Palm Swell.
Although not in this sale, buyer has option to purchase a matched Perazzi MX3 Special Type 4 top single and forearm with engraved forearm iron.
Being offered is a SC3 deeply engraved Perazzi Type 3 with English Setters and bird scenes deeply engraved on sides along with scrolls. This deep chiseled engraving will be graded SCO in later production Perazzi’s. You won’t find this fine engraving on newer Perazzi’s anymore.
Although there is not an engraver signature, discussions with Lucio Sosta, Master Gunsmith of Perazzi USA who has seen this SC3, relayed that the engravers in early days of Perazzi did not always sign their work….Perazzi was selling a shotgun not an engraver. According to Lucio, this is almost certainly an early style of either Angelo or Fausto Galeazzi.
SN# 36002 with XXVI stamp of 1970 production. Receiver, barrel and forend iron numbers matching.
32” O/U barrels. 18.4mm/.724 bore barrels. Tom Wilkinson tuned barrels and ported. Wilkinson stamped on barrel. Perfect O/U for doubles with fixed chokes of 0.16 (LM) bottom and 0.030 (LF) top.
Externally selective MX Series SC3 trigger. Flat hammer springs and hand engraved. Pull/Pull trigger.
Gorgeous Custom Claro Black Walnut Feather Crotch right hand stock and receiver. Superb checkering. LOP is 14 ½” with trap Kick-eez pad. DAC is 1 ½” and DAH is 2 ¼”. Right Hand Palm Swell.
Although not in this sale, buyer has option to purchase a matched Perazzi MX3 Special Type 4 top single and forearm with engraved forearm iron.
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This was posted for sale last week on TS. All I can say is this gun has so much WOW factor it's insane!
[FONT=&]Being offered is a SC3 deeply engraved Perazzi Type 3 with English Setters and bird scenes deeply engraved on sides along with scrolls. This deep chiseled engraving will be graded SCO in later production Perazzi’s. You won’t find this fine engraving on newer Perazzi’s anymore.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&]Although there is not an engraver signature, discussions with Lucio Sosta, Master Gunsmith of Perazzi USA who has seen this SC3, relayed that the engravers in early days of Perazzi did not always sign their work….Perazzi was selling a shotgun not an engraver. According to Lucio, this is almost certainly an early style of either Angelo or Fausto Galeazzi.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]SN# 36002 with XXVI stamp of 1970 production. Receiver, barrel and forend iron numbers matching.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]32” O/U barrels. 18.4mm/.724 bore barrels. Tom Wilkinson tuned barrels and ported. Wilkinson stamped on barrel. Perfect O/U for doubles with fixed chokes of 0.16 (LM) bottom and 0.030 (LF) top.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Externally selective MX Series SC3 trigger. Flat hammer springs and hand engraved. Pull/Pull trigger.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Gorgeous Custom Claro Black Walnut Feather Crotch right hand stock and receiver. Superb checkering. LOP is 14 ½” with trap Kick-eez pad. DAC is 1 ½” and DAH is 2 ¼”. Right Hand Palm Swell.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Although not in this sale, buyer has option to purchase a matched Perazzi MX3 Special Type 4 top single and forearm with engraved forearm iron.[/FONT]
Can’t see much detail of the engraving but the wood, the wood!
the spank
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Yes sadly his pictures were not the best..,he updated a few though so here they are. And yes that wood is spectacular!!
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Licensed to kill
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- Peace Country Alberta
This, I like. The execution on the scrollwork is not spectacular but the layout/design suits my taste better than the previous two. IMO, it looks like the scrollwork and the scenes may have been cut by a different hand OR, the artisan that did the work prefers to do scenes rather than scrollwork.
The very proud fit on the wood is intentional for several reasons. Wood shrinks a lot over time so a smooth fit will leave an exposed metal edge very quickly. Especially if your product gets shipped to a drier climate than the one you manufactured the rifle in. Also it gives you some meat in case you have to sand down/repair the stock down the road.
Gone are the days when a stock blank would sit 50-70 years before using, to make sure it would never shrink or move!
Licensed to kill
CGN Regular
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- Peace Country Alberta
On the subject of engraving, I engraved my Ruger No 1 years ago then had it reblued. I prefer engraving in the white rather than blued and have been considering stripping the blue off the receiver and lever. However, I had it blued by Bevin King and he is no m longer with us so if I strip the blueing and then don’t like it, I’m kinda buggered. Another concern is that I engraved it over 30 years ago and, knowing me, would probably want to recut it (I just can’t leave anything alone). I blued it initially because it was my go to hunting rifle and didn’t want any “shiney” on it. Decisions decisions. Thoughts?
There is a difference between being proud and just not fit to the metal very well. That stock isn’t fit to the metal well. I’m well familiar with wood being proud and the purpose for it.
