1917 SC (restocked)

[David]

beatiful SBT - For those in the know - I didnt realize the variation of engraving on the SBT's. Two pictures below are btoh SC grade. Is this early gun / later gun ? engravers preference ? Top one looks like a lot more work.

[John B White]

The following is from Chuck’s email to me but states that when mine was produced , they were still standardizing the design.

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by David Safris

beatiful SBT - For those in the know - I didnt realize the variation of engraving on the SBT's. Two pictures below are btoh SC grade. Is this early gun / later gun ? engravers preference ? Top one looks like a lot more work.

The top one is a very early SC, 1917/18. After the first year or so, the SC’s feature the pigeon in flight.

[David]

the best thing about understanding this variation in engraving - is that now i have an excuse to buy another one...

[GunnerGrilli]

Originally Posted by David Safris

the best thing about understanding this variation in engraving - is that now i have an excuse to buy another one...

As Mr. Dave Fjelline would say................


"There's only one thing better than buying a Paker................buying two!!"





Bobby

[Mike Franzen]

If you don’t mind me asking would you post the serial number. Your gun was one of the earliest SBT’s produced. It may even be the first one.

[John B White]

Certainly Mike, it is s/n 178555

[Mike Franzen]

It’s not the first one but it is late in production of guns with the original trigger plate engraving. I don’t know if we ever tried to determine the highest serial with such engraving. Check your guns gents and see if you have a later serial number than John’s gun.