Geoffroy Gournet Masterpiece

[ForrestArmstrong]

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.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks for sharing that work of art with us Forrest. It is truly breathtaking!

[Greg Baehman]

Wow, two beautiful custom A-1 Specials within the past month! You are living large, my friend! :bowdown:

[Mike Franzen]

Are you going to shoot it?

[Erick Dorr]

Love the choice of design and execution!

[ForrestArmstrong]

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.

[Bill Murphy]

That gun is about as "Early A-1 Special" as anyone has ever seen.

[ForrestArmstrong]

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.

[gournet]

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 .

[Brian Dudley]

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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[Dean Romig]

Beautiful work Geoffroy!

Please tell us how many hours you have put into engraving this wonderful gun.

[Todd Schrock]

Just beautiful! Definitely a masterpiece. :bowdown:

[charlie cleveland]

wow what art this certainly is a master s hand that done this...charlie

[gournet]

(Dean : Please tell us how many hours you have put into engraving this wonderful gun.)
I spent much more time than expected and than most of the guns I have done . I end up to lose track of it and it became the " enless taptap gun" (# 12-189) . An engraving is never finished because never perfect . It was with a great satisfaction that I saw this project reaching the end . I am grateful to have such guns in my hands what the customers make possible .

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Geoffroy - your work is amazing and when we are gone museums will display your work.

[gournet]

Yes , I am choosing my taxidermist .

[Bruce Day]

Nicely done. My compliments

[Mike Franzen]

To me, that's as nice a shotgun as I'll ever see. Magnifique!

[Dean Romig]

Yes , I am choosing my taxidermist .



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[Rob Greenside]

Just incredible !!!!!!!!!!!

[Larry Mason]

Yes , I am choosing my taxidermist .

That is funny!!!!!!
Masterful work. Thanks to all for sharing the pictures and story behind them.

[John Havard]

That gun is a work of art if I've ever seen one. Bulino is another form of engraving art but for me personally this one is what I'd choose. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

[ForrestArmstrong]

John, Geoffroy is equally adept at Bulino as well as other styles. Check out his website:
www.gournetusa.com

[ForrestArmstrong]

http://i62.tinypic.com/1ika2w.jpg

Geoffroy will be at the Willoughby McCabe booth at the Dallas Safari Club gathering.

[ForrestArmstrong]

Moderator please delete above post which has been hacked, also this post.

[Andrew Bulla]

Great upgrade to mimic the early A-1 !!! Will this be for sale in the future ???

[Dean Romig]

Andrew, only PGCA Members have access to the For Sale pages.

[Fred Lowe]

Wow! Amazing craftsmanship by all involved.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

A great gun! beautiful work by all , Gary

[ForrestArmstrong]

Andrew, or anyone else, I have an extra unfinished A1 like this I would sell for my cost, then you can have Geoffroy engrave whatever you want. PM me if interested.