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Unread 09-01-2016, 06:30 PM   #1
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So what is so wrong with Parker engraving? I see people writing about how bad Parker engraving is , like others are far better .

Are all those English guns better ? All the others better than this mid grade 16ga ?

Maybe I have no artistic but it seems pretty nice to me.
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The $100 Parker when new.
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Sure look like pheasant to me.
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Looks pretty damn good to me!!
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Bruce, critics of engraving have never even attempted to draw, less try to use a graver in steel to know really how tedious and difficult it truly is
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I've always been partial to D-grades but the B's and above had more depth. Personally, I think the LCS Grade 5's set the standard for engraving of dog scenes.
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Sorry, duplicate post.
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Ds are great.
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Certainly the higher the grade the more detailed and elaborate the engraving but I admire the scroll and filigree on Parkers beginning as low as some grade 2's and certainly the grade 3's.
It is true that sidelock guns have a larger palette upon which to execute the engraver's art.






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love them all. some just appeal to me more than others.
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