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Offline 577SXS

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Lock engraving ideas
« on: April 02, 2020, 07:22:54 PM »
I'm thinking of engraving the locks and cocks on my longrifles and would like to see any locks that are engraved. Haven't been able to find many examples in all the books I have. I have several old English hammer shotguns with engraving that I could copy but most are bird hunting scenes. If you have any photos you can post of engraving on locks I would appreciate it.

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Offline jerrywh

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Re: Lock engraving ideas
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2020, 07:56:56 PM »
577SXS.
   Check out my web sight and look at the long rifles. also you might want to buy John Shipper's book on engraving.  Hardly any original long rifles had lock engraving. Mostly because the locks came from
Germany or England and were case hardened therefore they could not be engraved.

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Offline 577SXS

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Re: Lock engraving ideas
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2020, 08:53:42 PM »
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Re: Lock engraving ideas
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2020, 10:23:04 PM »
Jerry, You do beautiful work. That eagle is amazing!

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Re: Lock engraving ideas
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2020, 01:04:56 AM »
Jerry, You do beautiful work. That eagle is amazing!
Lots of books out there a guy could invest in.
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Re: Lock engraving ideas
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2020, 04:38:07 PM »
"Any gun built is incomplete until it takes game!"

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Re: Lock engraving ideas
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2020, 11:45:02 PM »
577SXS   thanks.
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