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Unread 01-07-2021, 03:33 PM   #1
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WOW. When it's lovely to be crass...

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I know folks are currently enamored with Bulino or Banknote engraving, but give me the (still-real, but stylized,) engraving of the early 20th century. Teddy Roosevelt once said "I know what I like," but he was talking about apples, not art. With art I think for most it's rather "I like what I know." Makes you want to know more.
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On the bottom of the frame, that dog climbing the fence is so cool!
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Some great engraving on those pre McGraw Ithaca doubles.
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Those Crass guns had such fine decoration
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This is my favorite. An early factory engraved Spencer.
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I've looked for years for engraved Spencers and Burgess and other very early repeater shotguns. I have never seen anything like your Spencer. Congratulations
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Thank you Daryl! Sounds like we have something in common. Here is one more you might like.
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The Spencer with the Prairie Chicken and chicks with the hill and split rail fence in the the background is a beautiful engraving scene, among my favorites in this thread. The ducks on the other side are just great too. In both scenes, the case coloring gives an impression of clouds.
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