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Unread 10-27-2014, 06:02 PM   #1
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Default Geoffroy Gournet Masterpiece

Just received this from Geoff Gournet. Quickie amatuer photos do not do justice. Began as an unfinished A-1 repro, deep chisel engraved to approximate original #172205, page 357 Parker Story. Geoff is a true modern master.
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Thanks for sharing that work of art with us Forrest. It is truly breathtaking!
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Wow, two beautiful custom A-1 Specials within the past month! You are living large, my friend!
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Are you going to shoot it?
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Love the choice of design and execution!
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Mike, I believe Brian Dudley already has so I might as well too. He assembled it after Turnbull colored the parts.

Greg, I realized awhile back that I was not going to be able to take anything with me so decided to go out in a blaze of glory by supporting artists like Geoff and leaving something nice behind, hopefully not too soon.
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That gun is about as "Early A-1 Special" as anyone has ever seen.
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Geoffroy spent a lot of time on this, says he will never do another like it, but was glad for the opportunity. The chiseling is deeper than the typical lily/floral style, edges & tops of vines, leaves, flowers, etc must be rounded, shaped and individually polished.
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Thank you Forrest for posting this Parker . Pictures are good and are the only one I will have. The scrolls and leaves are not flat but shaped , you can see the reflection of the light on it , and the back ground deep . It is the first time that I did this pattern in this manner and it was a lot of work compared to regular flat shaded leaves . Brian Duddley ( and Turnbull) finished the gun and send it directly to Forrest . Thank you to the discret owner of the original for providing extra pictures .
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Here are some good photos that I took of the gun before I shipped it back to Forest. I blued the barrel sets, guard, buttplate and other small parts along with handling the final assembly of the gun. Turnbull did the Case Coloring and extensive Jeweling work.

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