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1951, P. Jaeger & Co, Jenkintown, PA , Klaus Willig engraver.

Professional photographs added 7/10/17, 2:50PM, with thanks to photographer, Mark Calzaretta.

Updated 6/21/17, 7:40 AM

Just received a response from Claus Willig as follows:

Dear Mr. Raimondi,
it is always a great pleasure to see again some of my engravings , done long ago.

Yes I engraved this revolver in 1969 for Paul Jaeger Inc. Jenkintown PA. ( it was a 55 hours job )

Concerning the stock: I never did any work on stocks! / END

Mr. Willig also included serial numbers of other S&W's he's engraved over the years. What a "prince" of a gentleman.

------> Special thanks to Richard "RKMesa" for connecting me to Claus Willig.
 

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Just Revised with professional photos by Mark Calzaretta. Stocks with Gold inlays, too ...
 

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Contemplating some very fine "scratching" there. Also conjuring the dough needing to be "scratched up" to accommodate such an acquisition!!! Hopefully not a "rash" decision requiring seven year itch amortization! :)
A beautiful piece of art!
My take!
 
Sal:

That gun screams Claus Willig!!! What a beauty.:cool::D:) Thanks a ton for sharing. Did that Outdoorsman happen to come home with you from the Symposium?

Of all my engraved guns, the 357 engraved by Claus is one of my very favorites...

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Complete post here... A Modern Masterpiece - Claus Willig Engraved 357
 
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RKmesa said:
Sal:

I understand that many of the stocks on Willig engraved guns were made by Adolf Geiss. Do you know what the "WDC" stands for and if Willig also made the grips?
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Richard,

This is the .38-44 OD I bid on back around September / August 2016 that I asked advice from you and Bill.

I will take better photos of it with natural daylight and macro. the pix I posed were just quick snap shots at Charlotte.

this is the first so marked set of grip I've ever seen. I feel the grips are surely made "for" this, specific gun on several points.

Do you have research on Willig from past experiences you can share with me? .e.g his full name and a biography. I had inquired on the Engravers guild but cannot determine if he is still alive or not. It seems that up to about 10 years ago, he was alive.

Do any of your Willig's or others of this hand have signed, grips ?

Sal
 
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tlay said:
Sal, did you get that at the symposium? If so that is one beautiful Smith!! Are you going to fire it??:eek:
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No, I got this and a Bottle of Louis XIII at a local auction several months back. :) Richard "RKMesa" and Bill Cross were my two main "go-to guys" for advice and comparisons on this one. Thank you, Richard. Thank you, Bill.
 
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model3sw said:
Richard,

This is the .38-44 OD I bid on back around September / August 2016 that I asked advice from you and Bill.
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I can tell I'm getting old...:eek: the memory is not what it used to be. It is a great gun. :)


model3sw said:
Do you have research on Willig from past experiences you can share with me? .e.g his full name and a biography. I had inquired on the Engravers guild but cannot determine if he is still alive or not. It seems that up to about 10 years ago, he was alive.
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Claus is the son of Emil Willig (also a master engraver). There is a great article here - tons of information and photos:

Willig, Emil & Claus – German Hunting Guns

As of a year or so ago, Claus is still alive. He was kind enough to email me back. This is the email address I have for him: [email protected]

model3sw said:
Do any of your Willig's or others of this hand have signed, grips ?
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Mine are not signed...
 
model3sw said:
Do you have research on Willig from past experiences you can share with me? .e.g his full name and a biography. I had inquired on the Engravers guild but cannot determine if he is still alive or not. It seems that up to about 10 years ago, he was alive.
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Another good article showing Claus' outstanding work:

Handguns 2007 - Ken Ramage - Google Books
 
See Updated Post #1 for response from "the" man, Claus Willig, himself who affirms this is his work, however the stocks were NOT done by Willig.

What great affirmation and additional provenance !

While I firmly believe these stocks were made specifically for this revolver, I have to now research W D C which is in progress.

Special thanks to RKMesa / Richard Garner on the advice and help in research.
 
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