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Good afternoon,
I inherited a set of two S&W revolvers, one caliber 38 SP, model 14 with no. K351792 and another caliber 22 LR, model 17 with no. K 346376, engraved by Paul Jaeger in gold, as per photographs attached. Would you like to know the year of manufacture and the price?

Best regards
António
 
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The revolvers are engraved with oak leaf engraving over the entire metal surface, gold inlay of a panther, on the right, gold inlay of a net following the borders, the grips are in chiseled ivory over the entire surface.
 
Welcome to the Forum, fantastic entrance with those two engraved revolvers. Someone will be along to confirm the years they were built, I don't have my Standard Catalog with me. RKmesa is our guru on engraved guns and he's going to love those, as I do. Values vary considerably depending on how many interested parties are involved. We'd love to see close up well lit sharp pictures of the various parts of the gun. My SWAG at these would be $7500+ each based on the prices I've seen recently for comparable work. RKmesa will have a better idea. Wonderful guns, enjoy.

Jeff
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Nice! If the stocks are ivory as they appear, tack on a few grand more in value.
If the OP isn’t a hardcore S&W collector, he just hit a nice payday as I suspect these will be sold quickly.
 
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What a great inheritance. I don't recognize the engraver, but all I have to go on is the book's list of factory engravers. As mentioned, RKmesa should be here soon with answers
 
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I know very little about the engraved S&W guns...but I had a question for those that do...Would they be more valuable as the set, or as individual pieces?

And by the way, they are gorgeous! Works of art!
 
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Send the SNs to S&W and get a letter detailing where they were sold. I think S&W will charge $75 for that.
 
Bloodhound said:
I know very little about the engraved S&W guns...but I had a question for those that do...Would they be more valuable as the set, or as individual pieces?

And by the way, they are gorgeous! Works of art!
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Sets are almost always worth more.

Well, unless they're a Hi-Point...................... :D
 
I don’t know if this helps, but there was a Paul Jaeger who owned a gun shop in Jenkintown, Pa. He dealt in high end custom German firearms and had a reputation as a first rate gunsmith. I recall he had a good assortment of Smith and Wessons in the shop.
 
Welcome to the Forum! You made quite an entrance with your beautiful matched set of Masterpiece revolvers! IMHO, those are museum quality and a one of a kind set. I would be afraid to estimate their value because those revolvers could be worth an astronomical sum to certain high end collectors. As others have mentioned, several of our Forum experts should be along shortly to provide their comments.
 
Welcome to the forum.

Beautiful Set!!! Most of the Paul Jaeger engraved S&Ws were engraved for Paul in Mainz, Germany by a stable of talented engravers employed by Paul's brother Kurt, foremost of which were Emil and Claus Willig and Gustav Schildbach (the probable engravers of your gun). If I recall correctly in my correspondence with Claus, a lot of the grip carving work was done Adolf Geiss.

I'd love to see some better photos, but they look to be well done. I would peg the value of the set of guns at between $10K and $18K and I would be a buyer in that range.

Jack's estimated ship date of 1959 is about as close as you will get without a letter. Since the engraving was done after the guns left the factory, I expect that the letter will not tell you anything about the engraving.

Another member of the forum had a K-38 Masterpiece that was also engraved by the Willigs.

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You can read a fun thread on the above gun here:

https://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-h...terpiece-pre-model-14-a.html?highlight=Willig

All the best,

Richard
 
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Good afternoon everybody,
Thank you for all the information provided. My true passion is side by side hunting guns, I have some interesting ones. I admire the short guns, but they are not the ones I like the most. In fact, the photos are not very good, I think they caught too much light, what I can say is that the guns are exactly new, as they have always been stored and almost never fired. I attach some photos.
The revolvers are S&W, one caliber 38 SP, model 14, with no. K351792 and the other caliber 22 LR model 17, with no. K 346376. They were engraved by Paul Jaeger, Jenkintown, PA.
The revolvers are engraved in gold and the grips are in ivory.

Best regards
 
Good afternoon everybody,
Thank you for all the information provided. My true passion is side by side hunting guns, I have some interesting ones. I admire the short guns, but they are not the ones I like the most. In fact, the photos are not very good, I think they caught too much light, what I can say is that the guns are exactly new, as they have always been stored and almost never fired. I attach some photos.
The revolvers are S&W, one caliber 38 SP, model 14, with no. K351792 and the other caliber 22 LR model 17, with no. K 346376. They were engraved by Paul Jaeger, Jenkintown, PA.
The revolvers are engraved in gold and the grips are in ivory.
 
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