I have a 4-inch Model 624 .44 Special that I dearly love. I've been thinking about having it engraved. I like the looks of engraved blued revolvers, but I've never seen enough stainless guns that are engraved to know how they look, or what type of engraving looks good on them. I'd love to see photos of engraved stainless revolvers so I can decide what I should do.

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Here is a S&W M657 that I had Factory Class "A" Engraved.
Fine Line and High Polished.

WOW!!!! that is a beautiful revolver.....Unfortunately I will probably never own a factory engraved revolver...or custom engraved revolver for that matter...I am just too poor...Police do not get paid enough to collect beautiful pieces like that...

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M.J.Hanna

Like the owner of the local gunshop told me, when it comes to guns the average American can own anything he wants, he just can't own EVERYTHING he wants. Figure that a good hunting rifle with a good scope (say a Remington 700 XCR with a Leupold 2.5x-8x) will run a person about $1,500. All a person has to do is not buy two rifles and they will have enough money to have a decent Smith & Wesson factory engraving job. You can have an engraved Smith & Wesson if you are willing to forego something else. This is what I have decided to do.

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You might be surprised by the number of folks in the shooting family, who don't buy $1,500 rifle/scope combinations or Leupold scopes.

For many of us, it's more likely a Marlin or a Mossberg with a Bushnell or BSA scope.

WE'RE the ones who will never likely have a factory engraved handgun. We're already making tough tradeoffs just to get the guns we can 'afford'.

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In my case a used Marlin that may or may not come with a scope for about $300.00

$3000.00 is way out of my price range.(in my case) If I had $3000.00 to spend I would be buying $3000 worth used revolvers....

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M.J.Hanna

heres mine. i got her as a birthday present from my grandma several years ago. it was a gun that my grandpa had purchased many years ago and stuck in the safe. its never been fire.

You know, all this has inspired me to drag out my dremmel...but somehow I don't think the results will be quite the same....

factory engraved 625
I worked on it then sent it off to get it engraved. Being a laser etched model of 1989 I wanted the barrel marked what caliber it was, and it got over board. My camera skills need work...

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Guns mag from 1970, I'd like to read it.

Nice gun, did you buy it that way?

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Hi heres a S&W 629 all scratched up with gold inlays its not mine but i know where its sitting. They only want 6K for it a little to rich for me. But what a nice looking gun heres some pictures of it. Enjoy...

Rick

FEGA is a good starting place. I have had four guns done by Bob Evans, two for retirement gifts (M60, M66) and two M1911s--one about 1/4 coverage and one all out.

It pays to study up as there is engraving, and there is engraving. The Meek book from Brownell's is worth studying.

Here is mine. I wish I knew who did the work.

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All of these pics are beautiful. So much so that I hate to ask this question in the same post, but does anyone have any photo's of Smith's laser engraving? It's far less expensive than regular for obvious reasons but what does it look like?

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They are light lines like what you can do with a felt pen. They rub away very easily.
My 442 has the serial number marked on the butt stock.

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IMHO it looks from bad to awful.

Before you even THINK of having a gun engraved, pore over several years of the eng. guns in, Gun Digest.

If you can, visit the Beretta Galleries in NYC and in the Dallas suburb of Highland Park. View the engraved guns there, or at the NYC store of H&H. DO THIS before having any work done. There is some rather bad engraving seen in this very thread.

If animals are depicted, they should look JUST LIKE they do in real life. One engraver has posted photos here of a gold inlaid ram that looks too theatrical for the overall engraving.

WELL engraved guns are a joy and a delight to the informed eye. Many just do not meet that standard.

is there any way of finding out how what type/when your revolver was made/engraved? ive got an engraved model 60 but i have no idea if its factory or what.

Mod 60 2 ln by factory. Don't know what year yet just got it. My new carry gun

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Dick

For my untrained eye, the screws tell the story. If the screws and pins are incorporated into the engraving the overall job looks better. If they are just engraved past, it looks like somebody just laid a pattern over the gun and traced it.