Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums  

Go Back   Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums Parker Forums Parker Engraving & Engravers

Notices

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
Engraving the shield
Unread 01-31-2018, 08:37 PM   #1
Member
Ed Sasso
PGCA Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 21
Thanks: 31
Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts

Default Engraving the shield

Forget the grade.... forget the condition...
Thoughts on engraving your initials on an old fine double if no one over the last 100 years has already. Does it matter?
Now assume it is a high grade in high condition...
Ed Sasso is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01-31-2018, 08:45 PM   #2
Member
Dean Romig
PGCA Invincible
Life Member
 
Dean Romig's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 31,562
Thanks: 35,442
Thanked 33,041 Times in 12,322 Posts

Default

If it's your favorite gun and it's going to always be your gun - why not?

I had it done to Kathy's - brought it to my jeweler and he had it done a day or two later.





.
__________________
"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."

George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
Dean Romig is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Dean Romig For Your Post:
Unread 02-01-2018, 07:45 AM   #3
Member
Ed Sasso
PGCA Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 21
Thanks: 31
Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts

Default

I put this in the wrong forum How can I get it moved....
Ed Sasso is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-01-2018, 07:49 AM   #4
Member
Ed Sasso
PGCA Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 21
Thanks: 31
Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts

Default

And even If I sell them...
Ed Sasso is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-01-2018, 08:46 AM   #5
Member
OH Osthaus
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Rick Losey's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 7,798
Thanks: 1,641
Thanked 8,138 Times in 3,254 Posts

Default

you could just sell the gun you are thinking of engraving - and then be in the right place
__________________
"If there is a heaven it must have thinning aspen gold, and flighting woodcock, and a bird dog" GBE
Rick Losey is online now   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-01-2018, 07:32 PM   #6
Member
B. Dudley
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Brian Dudley's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,550
Thanks: 476
Thanked 17,419 Times in 4,595 Posts

Default

That is what the inlay is for.
__________________
B. Dudley
Brian Dudley is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Brian Dudley For Your Post:
Visit Brian Dudley's homepage!
Unread 03-09-2018, 01:59 PM   #7
Member
Steve Hodges
PGCA Member
 
Stephen Hodges's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,915
Thanks: 6,107
Thanked 3,196 Times in 891 Posts

Default

I have always been amazed at how few shields are engraved. As Brian said, that is why they are there. I would not think it would hurt the value of a gun one bit. And if it were old engraving say from an original owner, i think it enhances the value a bit.
__________________
Daniel Webster once said ""Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men."
Stephen Hodges is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Stephen Hodges For Your Post:
Unread 03-10-2018, 09:34 AM   #8
Member
Southpaw
Forum Associate

Member Info
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 653
Thanks: 634
Thanked 275 Times in 197 Posts

Default

But what if you did it now on a 100 year old gun, where the badge has been untouched for that long. Interesting idea. For me it would be no sweat if just engraved first letter of last name in same style "P". In my case it would be just a push, now if my man Mark slaps an R on there, well then maybe gun doubles in value, but only if he sells his Orvis snake boots with the gun.
Todd Poer is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Todd Poer For Your Post:
Unread 03-10-2018, 07:58 PM   #9
Member
TxHuntermn
PGCA Member
 
Mark Ray's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,623
Thanks: 4,800
Thanked 2,318 Times in 755 Posts

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd Poer View Post
But what if you did it now on a 100 year old gun, where the badge has been untouched for that long. Interesting idea. For me it would be no sweat if just engraved first letter of last name in same style "P". In my case it would be just a push, now if my man Mark slaps an R on there, well then maybe gun doubles in value, but only if he sells his Orvis snake boots with the gun.
That my friend is highly unlikely, as Robin, and my nephews know that those boots are to be on my gnarled ‘ol feet when the dirt hits the top of the pine box!!

As an aside, I was given a new pair of Chippawa light weight snake boots for Christmas this year....wore them on one hunt this year, and my pals looked at me like calves looking at a new gate when I showed up in them. Hate ‘em!
__________________
" I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me after my second miss in a row."
Mark Ray is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Mark Ray For Your Post:
Unread 03-11-2018, 03:18 PM   #10
Member
TxHuntermn
PGCA Member
 
Mark Ray's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,623
Thanks: 4,800
Thanked 2,318 Times in 755 Posts

Default

But back to the original idea of the thread....I just did a wipe down last night of guns that don't live in cases....Currently, not one of them has an engraved medallion. the only personalized gun I have is the 16 hammer that Mark Larsen did for me.

But, I think either way it would lend character to any gun, and would also help with discovering "provenance"
__________________
" I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me after my second miss in a row."
Mark Ray is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:23 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2023, Parkerguns.org
Copyright © 2004 Design par Megatekno
- 2008 style update 3.7 avec l'autorisation de son auteur par Stradfred.