What is your favorite grade and period for engraving?

[Craig Larter]

My favorite are the early AH's from the 1890's with the multiple birds and animals with the lightly cut tight scroll, the CEP guns are representative of this period. What say you?

[Wild Skies]

What you've shown Craig is hard to argue with, but my nominee for favorite grade are CHEs from about 1905 having Rondel-style engraving. Someone awhile back posted a pic of a Parker that had double Rondels on both sides of the receiver (might have been a B-grade) that really turned my crank, hopefully they'll post it again, but for now here's a nice example of a CHE with single Rondels:

[Craig Larter]

Greg I must agree the rondel engraved guns are special and I sure wouldn't turn down a nice example.

[Bindlestiff]

I like the style used on some of the older Parker lifter guns. They are less busy but finely executed that include a combination of scroll and wildlife scenes.

[Mills]

I may be alone in this, but I like the Grade 2's and particularly the early Grade 2 hammerless Parkers. I like that they are simple and yet have game engraving

[John Davis]

I agree with Robin. D lifters and above.

[charlie cleveland]

just to purty to choose from....but i am kinda like mills the lower grades are really nice...charlie

[Mills]

I kind of like the underdogs.

Jerry Smith had an early AH that is to die for.

[Dean Romig]

I believe I have handled and examined that AH that Jerry had/has. You should buy that gun Mills... Jerry would be very pleased.






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[Craig Larter]

Jerry sold his early A at the Southern, I do not know who the buyer was.