dog engraving
 

I'm wondering about the dog engraving on Parker shotguns. Specifically which guns have dogs on the receivers and the disposition of the dogs tails. Most seem to be all classic old school straight out the back or 9:00 o'clock. I saw a reproduction with the setters tail up @ 10:30??? any photos of your guns dogs greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance
Legh Higgins Twombly Setters

Legh

here are links to discussions of the dogs on our guns

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...highlight=dogs

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...ht=dogs&page=2

a search on dogs in the engraving forum will show many entries

it seems the dogs begin to show most often on the D grades and above

here is a example of an early DH with the three dog engraving


http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=6897

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=6899

somehow- this one got in the mix

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=6898

Legh, lots of folks own more Parkers than I do but here are a couple of dog photos from some of mine:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=4499
http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=4498
http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=4500
http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=5726
http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=5720

we want to incorporate a engraving photo in our Logo for Twombly Setters.

I've got a bunch saved to my pictures file.
I'm in Maine right now but will be home this evening. I'll contact you then.

Best, Dean

PS, others should continue posting their photos - I'm sure there are some nice ones out there.

http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/49774_600x400.jpg

Leah, Here is the Setter on the floorplate of my 1889 "three dog" DH

Legh, as promised....

The first is a Remington Parker (No. 242500A) - not a Parker Reproduction - one of the scant few that were finished in the 1980's I believe. I think only two or three may have been made before the project was terminated. The setter is wonderful in my opinion.

Double or triple click to enlarge.




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This next one is from Jessie Bishop's 1908 28 ga. Damascus DHE.

Sorry, tail is 8:30 to 9:00.... I can't tell if it is a.m. or p.m.




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Here's another one with tail at about 9:15. Deep relief engraving... you should see the whole gun - it has been shown here before.




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