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I wish I could find out who did this work

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No detail too small to engrave. Every single screw and pin on this gun is engraved and regulated, whether it is visible or not.
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Anvil, it doesn't get much better than this. A high grade boxlock from an historically significant manufacturer with attractive bold engraving and an interesting treatment of the fences. Cased with accessories, no less. Is it possible to show a picture of the unusual side panels?

Congratulations on your prize, this is one of the finest guns I have seen on this board to date. You are indeed fortunate to be the custodian of this work of art. Take good care, and give it plenty of exercise.

Sharptail
 
As a tool and die maker I can only stare in humble wonder at the level of skill and artistry that went into that reciever. I can't even imagine how many hours a (very) skilled tradesman spent bent over that. As a gun lover I can say, well, not much!, I'm speechless, its a work of art! Cherish it!:D
 
Sharptail- I will try to get a couple of pictures of the side panels. I did try to take some but apparently I'm a crappy photographer. Any particular angle
The amazing thing ( to me ) is that it fit me like it was built for me. It has a full crossover stock and was built for someone with short arms, no neck and left eye dominant.

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Anvil, I am still trying to figure out what the material in the side panels is. It looks like a leather textured triangle pinned in with walnut pegs. I have never seen a treatment like this before. Can you describe what it is (textured metal, leather, or ??)?

Your pics are great, and really show off the workmanship that went into this gun. That the stock was pretty much made for you is an incredible bonus! I hope you wrote to inquire about the Pape records. I stand by my statements in my first post in this thread.

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Anvil said:
The amazing thing ( to me ) is that it fit me like it was built for me. It has a full crossover stock and was built for someone with short arms, no neck and left eye dominant.
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THAT is amazing! It would be worthless to, what - 95% of shooters? How in the world did it find you? Lucky bastage!
 
Grouse Man said:
THAT is amazing! It would be worthless to, what - 95% of shooters? How in the world did it find you? Lucky bastage!
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A friend knew about a couple of English guns, he bought them both and brought one to me and said "here, you need this". How could I disagree?
The other gun was a cased Powell boxlock with perfect Damascus barrels.

Shartail - the side panels are just carved into the stock. The "pegs" are part of the stock left high. I have seen a couple of other Pape guns with similar engraving and they had very similar side panels as well.
I saw some English Arts & Crafts silver that had engraving that I would bet was the same engraver. Now if only I could find the book again.

Thanks for the compliments, all I did was get lucky.
 
Darren Constable said:
As a tool and die maker I can only stare in humble wonder at the level of skill and artistry that went into that reciever. I can't even imagine how many hours a (very) skilled tradesman spent bent over that. As a gun lover I can say, well, not much!, I'm speechless, its a work of art! Cherish it!:D
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It is beautiful. Being in the machinist trade, I can appreciate the time, effort and patience that went into your shotgun. This is artwork taken to a high degree.
 
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