44 Magnum Engraved by Alvin White

[S.B.]

Very nice, as always, Doc.
Steve

 

[catdad]

What a way to start my morning, just breathtaking.
Thanks Doc.

 

[mp357]

What a beautiful work of art. But, my question is, have you shot it yet? I would have posted a target with the rest of the pictures....

 

[29-1]

Shoot this gun? You have to be kidding me. That would be like hanging the Mona Lisa on the back porch.
Chuck

 

[DWFAN]

Chuck, that's were I keep my Mona.

DW

 

[Gatman44]

What a beautiful gun. The animals are out of this world.

 

[handejector]

Bill,
A marvelous gun, to be sure.
I find the shape of the wire frame on the sides to be very interesting- it appears that the gold wire frame AND the engraving closest to the grip tops was done in a manner that allows BOTH service grips AND magnas to be used on the gun WITHOUT disrupting the pattern.
Do you have any knowledge of the gun also once having magnas? Perhaps it once had an exotic pair- like ivory maybe???

 

[Rad29]

Great gun Bill! As we have discussed, we both agree that Mr. White's inlayed gold animals are the best! Great to see this again.

Bob

 

[Doc44]

Thanks Bob!!

Lee...The stag grips were made by Alvin White, but if the gun was ever fitted with Magnas, there is no way to tell. I have some ivory Magnas that look great on the gun. Alvin White often engraved guns in the pattern seen on this 44 Magnum so different styles of grips could be used. I have one other in my collection.

Bill

 

[handejector]

Alvin White often engraved guns in the pattern seen on this 44 Magnum so different styles of grips could be used. I have one other in my collection.

Bill

Thanks, Bill. I had never seen that approach before. Interesting.

 

[M29since14]

I am no big fan of lots of gold wire and, certainly not of stag for stocks, but I find I keep looking at this...

That thing is just totally off the chart!

 

[budrichard]

Doc, does it have a block to prevent the cylinder from being turned? Looks like it.-Dick

 

[Doc44]

Dick...The only "block" is my strength of will not to dry fire this 44 Magnum. However, that is not too hard as I have several others that I can dry fire or live fire at my convenience

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Bill

 

[44specialfan]

Going through some old posts and found this amazing example of artisanship in steel and gold. This is certainly worth pushing to the top of the posting pile for everyone's enjoyment. Phenomenal revolver and photography Doc. Thank-you.

 

[RKmesa]

Not very often do we get to "double Like" Bill's, posts, but because this is one of the pre-forum-conversion-posts we get that opportunity here.

I love the Alvin White engraved guns. They are beautiful to behold in person or in photos.

Thanks for sharing - even if it was over 10 years ago...

 

[RMFnLA]

Like the gun, LOVE the grips!

 

[M29since14]

Not very often do we get to "double Like" Bill's, posts, but because this is one of the pre-forum-conversion-posts we get that opportunity here. ...

Yup, whenever you see "Doc44" opening a thread you might as well get the like button warmed up. It'll be needed. Until I started reading this forum I had no idea such a fabulous collection of S&W 44s could even exist.

There are some folks with nice collections of "small caliber" models (.357s), too.

 

[pasound]

A very beautiful engraving. And yes, when Doc44 posts pics, even 10 1/2 years later, they are some of the best.

 

[kobsw]

44 Magnum shipped in February 1957 and later engraved and inlaid with gold by Alvin White (who also made the stocks made of stag). Mr. White did a lot of work for S&W and was the principal of Alvin White Engravers (early 60s to early mid-70s).

Mr. White's gold inlay of animals is the best done by an american engraver.

Bill

That there is very special.

Regards,

Kobsw

 

[shouldazagged]

I've never seen anything as fine as the inlaid animals. The whole gun is a masterpiece, but the animals are perfection. What a genius!

 

[Ole PM]

What a beauty! And the stags are a perfect fit for it.

 

[sm53wj53]

Wonderful example of Model 29. Maybe 7 years ago, a dealer that I have bought a few guns from; had an Alvin White engraved Model 29. I have wished many times that I had bought it. Wayne