Robin Trains SASS 80595 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Howdy Pards, I am looking around for galleries, resources and examples of vintage and modern gun engraving. Essentially I'm embarking on having my primary side irons beautified - and thought to do some research before settling on a pattern/style. I recon others might like a tour of similar artistry. If you have any links . . . I'd be mighty appreciative! Cheers, ~Robin Trains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 https://thegunengraver.com/gallery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 SASS member Aspen Filly is on facebook. You can see examples of what she does there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbender Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Eddie Viola has examples of his work on his company's Facebook page - Smoke Wagon Engraving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchy Trigger Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I am anti-facebook, but there are some good examples from a variety of artists on Facebook - Scratched Guns and Pretty Grips. Lots of different guns as well. https://www.facebook.com/groups/149511707150006/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 55 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: https://thegunengraver.com/gallery/ He is the best, a good guy to deal with. He's also the president of our SASS club. His SASS alias is 'Scratch' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: He is the best, a good guy to deal with. He's also the president of our SASS club. His SASS alias is 'Scratch' I've had the privilege of holding some of his work. Absolutely beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Eyesa Horg said: I've had the privilege of holding some of his work. Absolutely beautiful! He also teaches engraving. Look up Cherokee Firearms in Springfield MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Look for a book called steel canvas to look at original period style engraving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchy Trigger Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER said: Look for a book called steel canvas to look at original period style engraving. Looks like a good find for $8 used on Amazon. 3 "were" available at that price, now the next one available is almost $9.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER said: Look for a book called steel canvas to look at original period style engraving. Thanks! I had heard of that book but forgot about it. Just ordered a used one on ebay for $7 and free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Sam Cherry trained in Italy and does two-level work. She can be found at cherrys.com, lives near Greensboro, NC. I want just some simple engraving. Thegunengraver.com did my Ruger grip frames while I waited for a very reasonable price. Simple scroll with no backfilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I got a Polish Capper case for my ROAs and turned Jim Downing loose. He was working on the 1911 and the rifle when I picked up my case. The pictures speak for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Trains SASS 80595 Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 16 hours ago, SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER said: Look for a book called steel canvas to look at original period style engraving. Just picked up a copy, thanks for the pointer! I am also discovering that looking through old issues of Rock Island Auction catalogs is a darned good way to see different styles of engraving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes Magoats Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Here are mine that Eddie Viola did for me at Smokewagon Engraving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, Totes Magoats said: Here are mine that Eddie Viola did for me at Smokewagon Engraving. Those are sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 here's some https://www.flannerygunengraving.com/cowboy.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball #7709 Life Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I tasked @Aspen Filly 50535 with some outrageous "modern" ideas and she delivered in spades! This was meant to be an esoteric gun, she also does beautiful, more traditional engraving. There's more on her Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057558515834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Fireball #7709 Life said: I tasked @Aspen Filly 50535 with some outrageous "modern" ideas and she delivered in spades! This was meant to be an esoteric gun, she also does beautiful, more traditional engraving. There's more on her Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057558515834 She does beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDogPete Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I was looking at an engraver's website earlier and found this one... Firearm Engravers Guild Home Page (fega.com) There is some beautiful work on there and a list of some engravers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 hours ago, PrairieDogPete said: I was looking at an engraver's website earlier and found this one... Firearm Engravers Guild Home Page (fega.com) There is some beautiful work on there and a list of some engravers. Master engraver Terry Theis is on that list. He is near Fredericksburg, TX and does some engraving for Cimarron. He did Bronco Birnbaum's opentops : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 4:59 PM, SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER said: Look for a book called steel canvas to look at original period style engraving. On 11/28/2022 at 6:24 PM, Itchy Trigger said: Looks like a good find for $8 used on Amazon. 3 "were" available at that price, now the next one available is almost $9.00. On 11/28/2022 at 6:58 PM, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Thanks! I had heard of that book but forgot about it. Just ordered a used one on ebay for $7 and free shipping. Got yours yet, Itchy? Mine came today (from a Goodwill in Washington) in near perfect condition. 384 pages of exquisiteness. Thanks again for the suggestion Sgt Eli, an excellent (and cheap!) early Christmas present for moi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levi littleton Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Worth buying some good books on the subject and looking around and then looking @ the work being done currently. A couple of short "books" that are free and well worth the read. (1) I like engraved guns.... | Colt Forum (1) Ivory? | Colt Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Trains SASS 80595 Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 4 hours ago, levi littleton said: Wow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 @Graver Bill #62191, from North Alabama, just finished this S&W 640-1 for me. He is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levi littleton Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 If you are a history buff, the more you look at and study Colt engraving (if you are engraving a Colt or a SAA style gun and tradition matters to you) the happier you will be with the engraver you choose. Let your own eye (tastes) tell you what you like. Find an engraver that matches the style you prefer. The more you know about engraving, the better value you'll get long term from your engraving $. Over the last 40 years I have had dozens of guns engraved for myself and customers. Guns I thought were exceptional early on in that journey I wouldn't care to own today. As much as the engraver's skill is important, the way the engraver conducts their business is even more important to me today. How deposits are handled, realistic lead times and sticking to promised delivery times are important considerations. Below? Look for yourself at the engraving and the amount of coverage on these guns. Similar for engraving $s on all of them. Gold inlays, the final finish and grips will add to the price. All of these guns are traditional Colt Master engraver's patterns but one. Try a goggle image search for "Cuno Helfricht engraving". Helfricht was just one of the 4 or 5 earlier Colt master engravers in the past. There were others and new modern masters developing their own styles. R. L. Wilson's, two volume, "The Colt Engraving book", is a must have IMO. John Adams Sr.'s engraving. Jim Downing's engraving Jerome Harper's engraving. Two more engraver's work. Derrick Smalley's on top. John Adam Jr.'s on the bottom. Phil Quigley's work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rider Rudy Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 17 hours ago, levi littleton said: If you are a history buff, the more you look at and study Colt engraving (if you are engraving a Colt or a SAA style gun and tradition matters to you) the happier you will be with the engraver you choose. Let your own eye (tastes) tell you what you like. Find an engraver that matches the style you prefer. The more you know about engraving, the better value you'll get long term from your engraving $. Over the last 40 years I have had dozens of guns engraved for myself and customers. Guns I thought were exceptional early on in that journey I wouldn't care to own today. As much as the engraver's skill is important, the way the engraver conducts their business is even more important to me today. How deposits are handled, realistic lead times and sticking to promised delivery times are important considerations. Below? Look for yourself at the engraving and the amount of coverage on these guns. Similar for engraving $s on all of them. Gold inlays, the final finish and grips will add to the price. All of these guns are traditional Colt Master engraver's patterns but one. Try a goggle image search for "Cuno Helfricht engraving". Helfricht was just one of the 4 or 5 earlier Colt master engravers in the past. There were others and new modern masters developing their own styles. R. L. Wilson's, two volume, "The Colt Engraving book", is a must have IMO. John Adams Sr.'s engraving. Jim Downing's engraving Jerome Harper's engraving. Two more engraver's work. Derrick Smalley's on top. John Adam Jr.'s on the bottom. Phil Quigley's work. Derrick Smalley's did my pistols and the wife's. Good guy to deal with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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