engravers were not hunters

[Kensal Rise]

In light of today's mainstream "engraving" we may be counting a few too many angels on the head of this pin. The current issue of a popular sporting magazine reminds me that much of today's "engraving" is done with laser ... or laser/human clean up. Same with much of the chequering.

So... should we decry the foibles of a few real classic engravers because they may not have rendered perfect animal anatomy, or a balance of species? Or will the collectors of tomorrow justifiably rave about the precise robot-executed scenes on today's mainstream guns?

Personally, I prefer human generated art. Imperfect or not.

In fact, that's the only dimension that makes it art!

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by John Campbell

So... should we decry the foibles of a few real classic engravers because they may not have rendered perfect animal anatomy?

Personally, I prefer human generated art. Imperfect or not.

In fact, that's the only dimension that makes it art!

Correctly depicted anatomy is art. Incorrectly depicted anatomy is the mark of a rookie or apprentice who should never have been allowed to represent the gunmaker with his weakness.

I much prefer perfection.

Just my HO.






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[George Lang]

I have a Prussian Sauer that has highly detailed and realistic engraved dogs. The detail is such that you can see all the feathering on the setter, especially under a 2x loupe. I hope the attached picture can be enlarged. George