What is your favorite grade and period for engraving?

[Bill Murphy]

Steve Cambria, (toolman) is one sick puppy. I think it's about time the Fox and Parker guys schedule some match shoots between individual shooters, like the old days.

[Mark Kircher]

David -

I do not know the answer to that although I do not believe so. This gun sat at Orvis for at least 8-10 years. I have found posts on this site about it (type in serial number) from Austin Hogan and others. They had priced it for the economy at that time (20 -25K). It gradually worked itself down to an affordable level. I have exchanged numerous emails with the widow of the owner. She is a wonderful person and I expect I would have enjoyed shaking hands with her late husband. They are from the northeast - not Tennessee.

Mark

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Here is a Gough gun that just sold at Amoskeag last Saturday. It's a Columbian Exposition gun, an AH that is now an AHE. Gough signed all 3 major panels. When it came back from the World's Fair in 1893, it was sold to a fellow in Connecticut.

[OH Osthaus]

wow

[Dean Romig]

I went to Amoskeag last week for the sole purpose of examining that Parker AHE.
The engraving is about 'over the top' as we would expect to see on a Gough engraved exhibition gun - simply breath-taking!






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[Fishtail]

I like engraving...in that it adds a great deal to a gun's appearance when taken as part of the gun. But I've never been able to just sit and pore over engraving.

That said, I like the deeper cut, non-dog/elk/bird patterns that place more emphasis on layout and symmetry.

[Spin Drift]

Does anybody know how many CHE roundels were made?

[Dean Romig]

The style of engraving is not generally listed in the stock books, or at least not often enough to accurately assess the quantity made.

I agree that the roundel style is especially attractive.


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[Pa SxS]

The AHE sold at Amoskeag is only one of many $300 dollar guns shipped to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The shipment was over 100 guns, many $200, $150, and $100 dollar guns too. It would be great to compare the engravings on these guns if we could get members who own these guns to show pictures of them. Did Gough engrave all of these guns and were they all unique in there style and format? Parker must have started building these guns well in advance of the Exposition. You can't build these guns overnight.

[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by MARK KIRCHER

Here are a couple cell phone pics (poor quality sorry) of my 1890 AH #59517 - CEP gun. I tried to get a shot of Mr. Gough's signature. honestly it is not my favorite type of engraving - I do prefer the deeper cuts and love to see a rondel, but I do stare at this gun. With 10 dogs and numerous birds there is much to revisit when I pick it up.

I got to handle Mark's AH in the parking lot at the NE Classic at Hausmann's last Friday afternnon after the shooting was over. An absolutely gorgeous gun with a very special and neat top rib feature.

That parking lot Social hour turned into a fabulous Show ‘n Tell where all manner of some great Parkers, some Fox’s and I think a Smith or two were pulled out of cases and shared with the gang. Some really nice guns were passed around. It sure was a highlight for me. Thanks Gents.