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Unread 05-14-2019, 12:00 PM   #11
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OK, conversely, what about an oval on an old gun that's never been engraved. Would you do it?
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OK, conversely, what about an oval on an old gun that's never been engraved. Would you do it?
I wouldn’t.
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Don't destroy the originality or the history of your Parker, if your initials are required on the gun, have a competent gunsmith stamp them in the wood under the trigger guard.
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At one time I had a DHE 30 inch VR trap gun that had the name and town (Cozad NE ) of the owner engraved on the left barrel. I thought about having it taken off but decided against it as it was now a part of the guns history. Research didn't turn up anything so the gentleman wasn't a top ranked ATA shooter. I'm glad I left it and sorry I sold the gun.

If your gun belonged to me I'd leave the initials as they are.
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Never mind....
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Gents, sorry, I got busy and haven't have a chance to reply. It's NOT on a Parker. I was asking more about the mechanics than of the moral of removing initials. The gun is a Beretta, and certainly not historic.

Brian, ouch, point well made. I belatedly agree.
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I have a trojan 20 ga that i had brad bachelder restore. The gun will go to one of my 2 grandsons when im gone. I had Brad install an oval shield and engrave my initials on it. Reason: I want my grandson to have it as a reminder that it came from me.
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Unread 05-14-2019, 05:18 PM   #18
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A good example of that is my Browning A5 deer gun that was my grandfathers since new. After he died I put a brass inlay in the grip and Geoffroy engraved it for me. The gun has little value other than being that it was owned by him. So I did not think twice about it.

In Joe's case, now knowing that it is not a Parker or an example of erasing history, it is a little bit of a different story. Or maybe he would be erasing history.... hmmmm.

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Brian, it is my gift to posterity. Some day, someone can say, WOW, I own Joe Graziano’s shotgun! ;-) haha.

I really love the brass inlay you placed into the grip in remembrance of your grandfather. Very nicely done.
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Here is a photo of the engraved shield on the 12-gauge, 1 ˝-frame, 1915-manufactured DHE that my father purchased from his sporting goods store buddy as a pre-owned piece about 55 years ago. I own the gun now.

I do not know who “S. F.” was, and my attempts at researching who he was have yielded nothing to-date.

But I would never consider effacing these initials. For me the engraved shield is inestimable art and history, and the initials of this unknown-to-me shooter or hunter imparts an element of mystique that is at the heart of what attracts me, as temporary steward, to these guns.
Era correct possible provenance is Sigmund Freud. He had thoughts about guns. Maybe he had a deep desire to own, if only for a fleeting time, a great American shotgun. Anything is possible.
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