What is your favorite grade and period for engraving?

[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.

[Spin Drift]

Dean:

Very nice double roundel. Is that the "B" grade that was alluded to earlier? The rear dog looks like the "C" grade from the second post. I would venture a guess that they were the same hand and done in the same time frame.

Michael