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Unread 09-27-2020, 08:37 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Dean Romig View Post
I want to add that I really like Runge's engraving and find that his dogs are especially lovely and almost true to life... with one exception. The off-side foreleg on just about all of his dogs is a tad anatomically incorrect in its placement. It almost looks more like a 'kickstand' than a correct leg... Again JMHO


Having critiqued the leg positioning of Runge's dogs, here's one engraver who did work for Meriden Firearms and honestly?..... this guy didn't have a clue about a dog's anatomy...

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very humorous and yet very true......maybe he or she was a cartoonist?
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