A Pair Of 3rd Model .44 Wolf & Klar's..Engraved Nickel 5" & Blue 4"

05CarbonDRZ · Oct 4, 2014

I have been catching up on Photographing some of my new Guns and thought I would share this pair with the Forum.The Blued Gun is a Factory 4" shipped with Magnas to W&K on July 18th 1938.The Engraved Nickel Gun was shipped in March of 1930,The Factory Letter is in the works.I am 99% sure it went to W&K and was Engraved by them and fitted with the pictured MOP Steer Head Stocks.The Stocks have the Roman numeral 7(VII)carved into the back of each panel.The Gun came to me from Oklahoma City and was sold to me by the Grandson of the original owner,I am working on getting more history.The Gun still has the original Nickel finish which is somewhat rare as the Engraving was cut through the Nickel and left raw.

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quinn · Oct 4, 2014

Awsome! Neither of mine can compare to yours in terms of condition. Those grips look flawless.

SAFireman · Oct 4, 2014

You guys are KILLING me with all the Wolf & Klar guns......where are they all coming from?

05CarbonDRZ · Oct 4, 2014

SAFireman said:
You guys are KILLING me with all the Wolf & Klar guns......where are they all coming from?

The blued Gun came from a fellow Forum Member and the Engraved Nickel Gun has a pretty amazing story.I will do my best to explain it.Kris(410Bore) sent me a link to a completed GB Auction for the W&K Steerhead Stocks that yet another Forum Member bought for $90 buy it now! In the Auction text the clueless seller stated the Stocks came off an "Engraved" 3rd Model .44spl,I knew instanly what he was talking about.I messaged him and asked if he still had the Gun(Longshot) and luckily he did.We made a deal for the Gun with no Stocks,While I was waiting for the Gun Kris E-Mailed me asking if I was interested in a set of W&K Steer Head Pearls....I sure was! Long story short I bought the Stocks from Kris(for a lot more than $90

) and put the Gun back to 100% original.What are the chances of that!?!

ladder13 · Oct 4, 2014

SAFireman said:
You guys are KILLING me with all the Wolf & Klar guns......where are they all coming from?

Texas

Be patient, you'll get one.

Biginge · Oct 4, 2014

Beautiful guns Alex. Great story too.

beagleye · Oct 4, 2014

That engraving looks like some kind of X-files encryption. Was that one of guard guns at Area 51?

But conspiracies aside, those guns are UBER sweet.

05CarbonDRZ · Oct 4, 2014

The Engraving may not be the best but I look at it like Folk Art.They used what they had to put their own stamp on something.These Guns where a status symbol during the great depression.Not only did you spring for the big bore S&W you doubled the price by having it engraved and custom Stocks carved for it.When someone saw this Piece on your Hip they knew you had some Coin.

Watchdog · Oct 4, 2014

Now that's some interesting engraving on the nickel revolver.

Two things interest me about it. First thing is that the gun shipped in 1930. The second thing is that the engraving style is startlingly similar...I'd almost say identical...to the engraving on a pair of original Crockett spurs I have that date from the 1930s.

Coincidence? You tell me. Or I wonder if maybe this was a sort of common style of engraving then, or was the style unique to W&K?

I also like it that the carved steer on the right stock appears to be smiling.

John R · Oct 4, 2014

Those are some very nice guns, thanks for sharing.

beagleye · Oct 4, 2014

05CarbonDRZ said:
The Engraving may not be the best but I look at it like Folk Art.They used what they had to put their own stamp on something.These Guns where a status symbol during the great depression.Not only did you spring for the big bore S&W you doubled the price by having it engraved and custom Stocks carved for it.When someone saw this Piece on your Hip they knew you had some Coin.

No, I like it. You are right about it being historic. When you get some distance from a style and see it as part of a place and time, the historic value shines. This is probably heresy- but I even like import marks sometimes. Eventually, that cruddy little time stamp is going to be history.

Retired W4 · Oct 4, 2014

It is amazing how well the plating and metal held up with the engraving over the plating (raw). One would think that would be hard to preserve in such nice condition.

chud333 · Oct 4, 2014

Beautiful pair sir and thanks for sharing.
I also like the engraving on the Nickel gun.
Simple, understated, folk art style. Reminds one
of the branding examples seen on Texas guns
every once in awhile.

Chuck

05CarbonDRZ · Oct 4, 2014

WATCHDOG said:
Now that's some interesting engraving on the nickel revolver.

Two things interest me about it. First thing is that the gun shipped in 1930. The second thing is that the engraving style is startlingly similar...I'd almost say identical...to the engraving on a pair of original Crockett spurs I have that date from the 1930s.

Coincidence? You tell me. Or I wonder if maybe this was a sort of common style of engraving then, or was the style unique to W&K?

I also like it that the carved steer on the right stock appears to be smiling.

It is called wriggle cut Engraving and was all done with a single tool.It was common in the South and some call it "Pawn Shop Engraving".If you do a search on the Forum you will find some interesting Threads.A W&K Engraved 3rd Model is One of those Guns You have always wanted but never thought you would get your Hands on....Especially all the way up in Wisconsin

lowhog · Oct 4, 2014

That blued 4 inch gets my blood flowing.

Watchdog · Oct 4, 2014

05CarbonDRZ said:
It is called wriggle cut Engraving and was all done with a single tool.

Thank you for that information. I'd never even heard the term before. Amazing, the things I've learned just by hanging out on this forum.

Old TexMex · Oct 4, 2014

05CarbonDRZ said:
The Engraving may not be the best but I look at it like Folk Art.They used what they had to put their own stamp on something.These Guns where a status symbol during the great depression.Not only did you spring for the big bore S&W you doubled the price by having it engraved and custom Stocks carved for it.When someone saw this Piece on your Hip they knew you had some Coin.

Coin, and more importantly...clout. It took a certain kind of man to wear a gun like that.

Widetrack · Oct 5, 2014

I believe your engraved gun and mine were very probably done by the same hand, very similar pattern. Unfortunately, the feller who ordered mine ran out of jingle when it came time to get grips and had to settle for plain MOP

05CarbonDRZ · Oct 5, 2014

Widetrack said:
I believe your engraved gun and mine were very probably done by the same hand, very similar pattern. Unfortunately, the feller who ordered mine ran out of jingle when it came time to get grips and had to settle for plain MOP

Very cool,Thanks for sharing.Do your Stocks have a Roman Numeral carved into the back of each panel?

Widetrack · Oct 5, 2014

No Roman numerals on either stock

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