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ForrestArmstrong
11-20-2013, 06:53 PM
Nice to meet with Geoffroy Gournet (left) and discuss engraving on my un-finished A-1 repro! Geoff told me he engraved approximately 90 customs during the 16 years he worked as the in-house engraver for the Skeuses and approximately another 40 since.

http://i39.tinypic.com/delesm.jpg

Dean Romig
11-20-2013, 08:17 PM
Geoffroy is one of the best.

ForrestArmstrong
11-21-2013, 09:02 AM
The shotgun pictured does not have fleur-d-lis inserts in the checkered panels like most. I have another which does that we will use. We selected this engraving pattern:
http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1798&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1259073415

Bill Murphy
11-21-2013, 09:03 AM
Geoffroy was my exhibiting neighbor at the Easton, Maryland gun show earlier this month. Some time ago, he agreed to take on my Becker clone Fox project gun when it gets back from the stockmaker.

Brian Dudley
11-21-2013, 09:08 AM
Geoffroy is a great guy and highly skilled.
I would recomend him to anyone.
My intention is for my VH to CH upgrade to head to him when ready for engraving.

ForrestArmstrong
11-21-2013, 09:42 AM
Easton is a beautiful town. Geoff had just finished an AYA upgrade, full coverage Bulino dragons and mythological figures, not appropriate for a Parker, but magnificent work. Also showed me a DHE repro upgrade, huge improvement.

Bill Murphy
11-21-2013, 04:32 PM
Geoffroy was working on the AYA on his bench at Easton. It was pretty outrageous. Maybe I'll have some gargoyles engraved on my Fox.

Dean Romig
11-21-2013, 04:35 PM
I kinda like the "Goya" princess he was working on earlier in the year... Sweet thang!!

ForrestArmstrong
12-06-2013, 03:31 PM
Nice article on Geoff in current issue of Double Gun Journal.

Greg Baehman
12-13-2013, 10:28 AM
I agree, the article written by J.E. Fender on Geoffroy Gournet is very nice. The article features several Gournet-engraved A1 Custom Parker Reproductions, one of which appears to be the oh-so-elusive 0000-framed .410 (ppgs. 38 & 39).

ForrestArmstrong
12-13-2013, 11:34 AM
That 410 was probably made for Robert Petersen, has the company logo in gold.