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When I bought the gun the stock had been refinished and the oval did not have any engraving, so it was polished out or the oval replaced. As shipped, per the factory order, it had engraving.
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07-11-2019, 03:13 PM | #4 | ||||||
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In that case, I'd have the fellow's name engraved on the shield in classic lettering. Noelle Feucht is excellent:
http://engravingbynoelle.com |
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07-11-2019, 03:49 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Bill,
If the gun is at Turnbulls shop now, then leave it there and ask them to do what you want. Their House engraver (Tom) is excellent. And lettering is a specialty of his. He is known as Tommy the Typewriter for a good reason. Not that you need execution that precise for a stock oval.
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07-11-2019, 08:15 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Bill,
Below are a couple of examples of other than just initials. The first is a DH 28, the second is a DHE 20, and the third is a BHE 16. |
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07-11-2019, 08:54 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Gents, please re-read my original post. My intention has only been to get Turnbull to do the engraving on the oval. They are going to refresh some engraving on the butt plate and trigger guard per their recommendations. I met Doug, Jack, and others at the Dallas NRA show in 2018. I brought the gun to the show the next day for them to take back with them. I’m just looking for correct period examples if the original purchasers full name was engraved as stated in the research letter. I’ve really only seen initials in pictures and I’m leaning towards that. Turnbull has many examples of their work at the show and was quite a treat to see! Thanks!
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07-11-2019, 08:58 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Larry, great examples. Thanks for sharing.
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07-13-2019, 05:18 PM | #9 | ||||||
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If it were mine I would go with name as per research letter given the request was for name not initials. If the current oval was also the original you might luck out with acid etching to reveal some of the engraving - maybe enough to see if it included an initial or two with the surname or just the surname. If it is a replacement shield then nothing will show. I can’t imagine the factory getting an order for name to be engraved and then only supplying initials. Cheers Jack
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07-14-2019, 03:23 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Jack, thanks for the advice. I’ll have Turnbull see if they can find evidence or not. From what I could see there isn’t any. I will have the original owner’s name engraved. I agree with you that if the order book states buyer’s name, they probably would not have done initials.
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