Re-engraving Stock Oval

[TARNATION !!!]

Originally Posted by Russell E. Cleary

Joe:

Here is a photo of the engraved shield on the 12-gauge, 1 ½-frame, 1915-manufactured DHE that my father purchased from his sporting goods store buddy as a pre-owned piece about 55 years ago. I own the gun now.

I do not know who “S. F.” was, and my attempts at researching who he was have yielded nothing to-date.

But I would never consider effacing these initials. For me the engraved shield is inestimable art and history, and the initials of this unknown-to-me shooter or hunter imparts an element of mystique that is at the heart of what attracts me, as temporary steward, to these guns.

Era correct possible provenance is Sigmund Freud. He had thoughts about guns. Maybe he had a deep desire to own, if only for a fleeting time, a great American shotgun. Anything is possible.