A1 Special Questions: Factory Engraving

[B. Dudley]

The A1 specials that were made at the factory in Japan were all the same as far as engraving goes. The A1 special “custom grades” were all engraved by Gournet state side from “in the white” guns. The wood was finished, but all metal was polished bright and ready for engraving. All of the gournet A1 custom grade guns were finished in french gray with blued barrels, guard and buttplate. I would think that all of the custom grades were signed by Gournet.
I cannot speak to jeweling as being standard or not on the factory guns. And I am not sure if it was standard fare on the custom guns either.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

The A1 special “custom grades” were all engraved by Gournet state side from “in the white” guns.

As far as the Custom A-1 Specials are concerned I would agree Gournet did the lion's share of those, but I can name several other engravers like Baer, Koluch, Hurst, Strosin, Griffiths, Gamradt, Churchill and others that have completed custom in-the-white Parker Repro A-1 Specials. A few of these engravers have done multiples of them.