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Offline flatsguide

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Carving
« on: January 20, 2021, 05:07:17 PM »
Hello, does anyone know who did the carving on this rifle?
Thank you,
Richard

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Re: Carving
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2021, 05:12:28 PM »
Looks like Jim Kibler to me.....

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Re: Carving
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2021, 05:44:26 PM »
Yep!
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Re: Carving
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2021, 05:58:53 PM »
Yep also
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Re: Carving
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2021, 06:04:40 PM »
Ditto on Kibler
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Re: Carving
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2021, 07:37:07 PM »
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Offline Dave B

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Re: Carving
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2021, 06:26:42 AM »
My first thought was Bill Shippman. It could be Jim Kibler.  It is top notch.
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Re: Carving
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2021, 06:28:48 AM »
well there you go!  Jim Kibler it is
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Offline Daryl

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Re: Carving
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2021, 06:59:54 AM »
I saw this on Kibler's web site - WOW!
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Offline flatsguide

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Re: Carving
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2021, 09:51:18 AM »
Thanks fellas! That’s pretty clean work.
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Re: Carving
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2021, 05:18:14 PM »
Kibler would know..... ???
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Re: Carving
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2021, 08:32:34 PM »
could be Dave Crisalli-- Davec2
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Re: Carving
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2021, 08:19:25 AM »
Could be Crisalli’s work...
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Re: Carving
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2021, 05:05:19 PM »
 if you go on Jim Kiblers site in the gallery section  rifle #2 I believe. Lots of beautiful carving to look at on his site .
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Re: Carving
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2021, 07:20:19 PM »
Not my carving.....but I wish it was !!  Jim Kibler's artistry for sure......very recognizable.
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Re: Carving
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2021, 07:31:47 PM »
Lol....well that settles that!
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Re: Carving
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2021, 11:56:11 PM »
Jim has a great hand & eye carving. One of a kind craftsman !
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Re: Carving
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2021, 12:05:44 AM »
could be Ron Scott.
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Offline J. Talbert

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Re: Carving
« Reply #18 on: January 26, 2021, 12:17:42 AM »
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead!
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Re: Carving
« Reply #19 on: January 26, 2021, 03:55:33 AM »
Might have been done with a machine.
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Offline J. Talbert

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Re: Carving
« Reply #20 on: January 26, 2021, 04:07:12 AM »
Obviously...

Too precise to have been done by hand.
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Re: Carving
« Reply #21 on: January 26, 2021, 04:15:51 AM »
So- who do you think did this one?  Everybody should know.

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Offline J. Talbert

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Re: Carving
« Reply #22 on: January 26, 2021, 04:43:23 AM »
John Bivins
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Re: Carving
« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2021, 05:13:40 PM »
Yep, Bivens.
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