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11-23-2022, 07:34 AM | #23 | ||||||
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Corey, wonderful engraving. Would that be an early 1900s gun? Circa 1904-5? The setter, especially, appears to be like those from that period's engraver.
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11-23-2022, 07:38 AM | #24 | ||||||
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I believe he stated in the other thread about the restorations of the gun that it was 1907.
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11-23-2022, 07:41 AM | #25 | ||||||
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Thanks! You're up too early my friend.
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11-23-2022, 10:25 PM | #26 | ||||||
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The pointers on the action of my gun wasn’t the first time that theme was used. While the birds engraved ahead of the dogs are different, similar pointers/background were engraved on an earlier gun.
Someone on the forum had shared with me this post from 2006. Interesting. |
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11-25-2022, 03:34 PM | #27 | ||||||
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Dog with snipe:
1887 Syracuse manufactured L.C. Smith in Quality 3 with 32" Damascus barrels.
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11-26-2022, 06:56 AM | #28 | ||||||
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I love his renditions of dogs!
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Not a Parker but some of the nicest and well proportioned dogs I have seen.
Please tap on each picture for best resolution. I couldn't walk away from this gun despite it having a Cutts installed. Headed out for a week of Turkey hunting in the morning. I am hoping to find out who engraved it when I return. |
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04-07-2023, 09:09 AM | #30 | ||||||
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What model and gauge Phil?
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