Gun Engraving
- Thread starter Pinfire
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Licensed to kill
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That is excellent work on those cjdawe. I particularly like his style. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
I'm not suggesting it's cheap but compared to engraving of that quality done in the US, Paul's work was really value priced. Here's a quick guideline from 3-4 years ago. Ballpark of $1000 a day and those two Foxes were over 10 days of engraving work on each. One of them used to be mine before I sold it so it could be part of this pair.
As with everything else, the cost is likely quite different today.
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Londonshooter
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Admittedly this is not as breathtaking as we have seen lately but not bad for a 1906 American factory job. Floral motif obviously
Yes, very nice design. I like the treatment on the top lever as well and that bouquet on the side of the action is a new one for me - nice. And I always like beaded ball fences, they just look right to me. What grade is this gun?
Ypu beat me to it Jim. That top lever is quite nice.
Londonshooter
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BHE, Jim.
I know it is.
Licensed to kill
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- Peace Country Alberta
A throwback to the muzzleloader age.
winchester12
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This is my Remington Model 10F Premier. It is a 2 barrel set. The barrel's both have solid ribs. The first is a 30" FULL and the second is a 26" CYL. The gun has a leg of lamb case made by UMC. I admired this engraving for years and finally got it from my
gun m
entor.
winchester12
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Thanks. It is a great shooter as well. I have a field grade model 10 to use most of the time. A pump gun is no big deal but the Remington engravers were very talented.
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While I’m usually looking at SxS, my take is the Remington engravers were as good as American factory engraving got.
sillymike
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This is my Remington Model 10F Premier. It is a 2 barrel set. The barrel's both have solid ribs. The first is a 30" FULL and the second is a 26" CYL. The gun has a leg of lamb case made by UMC. I admired this engraving for years and finally got it from my gun mentor.
I like how they went the extra mile and put some engraving on the barrel, seems like more often then not, they'll go all out on the receiver and the barrel will get a little border work at best.
- I'd be curious to see a full action/barrel picture
Licensed to kill
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That is likely because engraving on a curved surface (particularly a tight curve like a barrel) is a bit more difficult and time consuming than flat surfaces and time is money. Doing a barrel like that also has to be done standing and while some engravers stand anyways, I believe that most prefer to sit. Macro engraving like that shown can be done with unaided young eyes or a magnifier like an optivisor but fine detailed engraving is typically done under a microscope which requires the work to be turned to achieve the scrolls. Not easy on the end of a 26" barrel so what often happens is the the scrolls are cut in short sections clockwise, then counter clockwise, then clockwise and so on so the position on the piece and the engraver can stay constant. Not an easy task.
