Opinions On Engraving

[Dean Romig]

I base my opinion of #2 being the work of F. Anschutz on two facts - the first being that we no longer see the engraving style depicted in the dogs he engraved after the death of Anschutz in 1930 - the second being the fact that in The Parker Story his dogs are described as being “decidedly male.” Not all dogs by this engraver are ‘decidedly male’ but a predominance of them are... ergo my opinion.

As for #1 being the work of William Gough, until I learn Gough’s date of death I’ll hold my opinion. We know that W. Gough did contract work for other gunmakers and Parker Bros. may not have kept him on as chief engraver if he was working for others... Again JMHO.





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[Dean Weber]

Dean,
You made a point I had not considered......W. Gough potentially doing contract work after his official tenure. Appreciate you pointing that out. The date is why I didn't consider it.
Best!

[Dean Romig]

I want to add that I really like Runge's engraving and find that his dogs are especially lovely and almost true to life... with one exception. The off-side foreleg on just about all of his dogs is a tad anatomically incorrect in its placement. It almost looks more like a 'kickstand' than a correct leg... Again JMHO


Having critiqued the leg positioning of Runge's dogs, here's one engraver who did work for Meriden Firearms and honestly?..... this guy didn't have a clue about a dog's anatomy...

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[Dean Weber]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I want to add that I really like Runge's engraving and find that his dogs are especially lovely and almost true to life... with one exception. The off-side foreleg on just about all of his dogs is a tad anatomically incorrect in its placement. It almost looks more like a 'kickstand' than a correct leg... Again JMHO


Having critiqued the leg positioning of Runge's dogs, here's one engraver who did work for Meriden Firearms and honestly?..... this guy didn't have a clue about a dog's anatomy...

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very humorous and yet very true......maybe he or she was a cartoonist?

[David Noble]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I want to add that I really like Runge's engraving and find that his dogs are especially lovely and almost true to life... with one exception. The off-side foreleg on just about all of his dogs is a tad anatomically incorrect in its placement. It almost looks more like a 'kickstand' than a correct leg...

I got a kick out of the kickstand remark, LOL. I’ve had similar thoughts about that leg, but I always likened it to an unjointed prosthetic leg. Otherwise I like his dogs.

[Craig Larter]

My favorite is your example #1 I own a CHE 12ga #3 frame done by the same hand serial number 173441. Interesting that it may be a W. Gough. I call this gun my Grade C+++.

[Dean Weber]

Craig, the C's are my favorites in terms of engraving. For me, they have just the right contrast of engraving and elegance without being gaudy. Yours is a fine example, especially with the damascus barrels.

[Reggie B]

I want, I mean like the 20!