Gun Engraving
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Licensed to kill
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Well that is “Darne” fancy
- Interesting how the French like their engraving to be different...
the spank
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This is the factory engraving on a 1926 Ithaca Knick 5E SBT I recently acquired. As you can see in the photos the silver inlaid pheasant and woodcock/snipe cleaned up nicely after a little wiping with a dry paper towel.
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the spank
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They definitely knew their trade!
Both the 4E and 5E are beautiful guns. Ithaca built some fine guns. They sometimes get forgotten in comparison to Winchesters, Parkers etc but they certainly built fine guns. Not nearly as prolific in numbers as other makers but still high quality workmanship.
Londonshooter
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Not what you might think of when you hear there's a Jansen sxs for sale.
Ah, a proper gun!
Londonshooter
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Just another post war gun. Crimean war.
Londonshooter
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Regarding the tidying up of engraving, I read in a FB group a guy's method of cleaning engraving using an aluminum foil-lined bowl, hot water, and baking soda . Anyone have experience with this?
Edited out the guy's process as I did not want it to be advice or an instructional .
Edited out the guy's process as I did not want it to be advice or an instructional .
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the spank
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A 6E & 7E are on my list of "wants". I know where there is a private collection of the full line up of Knick SBT's all the way up to Souza grade and his 4E is NIB unfired. A cool $60,000 CDN will take the whole collection home. I currently have two 4E's, the Knick I just posted in another post, the 1917 Flues I posted above and I have a 1926 5E Knick.
Londonshooter
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Beauty Ithaca.
Here's some engraving on a wheelgun dated 1532. Isn't that amazing?
I watermarked the museum name. Their website has fantastic examples of weapons from their collection and is English language speaker-friendly.
Here's some engraving on a wheelgun dated 1532. Isn't that amazing?
I watermarked the museum name. Their website has fantastic examples of weapons from their collection and is English language speaker-friendly.
Meanwhile in France...
This might sound a little odd... But I seems to engraving better when the blue is a bit worn.
I think that is absolutely true. My favorite "state" for the finish of a highly engraved gun is a loss of about 50% of the CC. When the CC are fresh they overpower the engraving often.
BTW Nice looking little Manufrance Ideal extractor gun. Looks to be about a No. 3 grade. Maybe a No. 4. For anyone wondering the "Lunette" style trigger guards don't work well in climates that require gloves. LOL That trigger guard style dates the gun to being from between 1888 and 1910, roughly. I'd say closer to the end of that period.
Licensed to kill
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Agreed. I have a rather strong dislike for “bold” case colours. For me, 50% remaining is often “OK” but needs to be at least 75% faded ESPECIALLY coupled with engraving. I rather like good engraving (and despise poor engraving) and don’t appreciate it being subdued and “hidden in plain sight” by bold case colours.
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the spank
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I know where there is two of these. One is for sale as a part of an entire collection and the other on it's own with a low, low asking price of $10,000 US. I think he will be sitting on it at that price for many years to come....Seeing how there's been a 4E and 5E posted... I thought you guys mught enjoy seeing this 7E that recently sold at HOLTS
