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Offline Justin Urbantas

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Good pictures of sideplate engraving?
« on: March 03, 2018, 03:05:29 AM »
Do you folks know of anywhere online you can look at decent pictures of sideplates? It seems like all the books never zoom in close enough to see the details of the engraving. Looking at Lancaster style sideplates mostly.
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Offline Ky-Flinter

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Re: Good pictures of sideplate engraving?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2018, 05:18:18 AM »
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?board=111.0 
You'll have to wade thru a few entries to find what you seek, but it's an enjoyable task.

As for side plate pictures in books, check David Hansen's book http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=27234.0

-Ron
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Re: Good pictures of sideplate engraving?
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2018, 05:31:29 AM »
In a book- Engraving Historic Firearms by John Shippers.

Kevin
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Re: Good pictures of sideplate engraving?
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2018, 05:49:57 AM »
Usually my sideplates aren't engraved but the one shown below was done by Tim Adlam and it's on a Lancaster......Fred



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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Good pictures of sideplate engraving?
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2018, 05:19:18 PM »
Buy some CD's from the KRA, best resource I have. Of course it isn't free...... But then, back when I started nothin' was free. ;)
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Re: Good pictures of sideplate engraving?
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2018, 07:19:02 PM »
Quote from: burnt on March 03, 2018, 05:31:29 AM
In a book- Engraving Historic Firearms by John Shippers.

Kevin

Schippers book is great and well illustrated in terms of graver sharpening and engraving technique. His engravings are beautiful, but are a bit too sophisticated and over-the-top for typical historic early American gun engraving, IMHO.

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