Alvin White - Black Moon

[KSK]

Alvin White engraved .357 Magnum. Black moon, often inlaid in gold. Instead, mine is highly polished and often picks up a lot of iridescence as the light hits it. A super cool feature that was well thought out by the engraver. A small detail I thought would be of interest to those that appreciate the little nuances of engraved arms.

 

[DARE]

Interesting detail. Absolutely gorgeous gun!
Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[RKmesa]

KSK:

The only thing that I do not like about that AAW 357 is that it is not in AZ... But if not in AZ, I'm glad that it is in your collection.

Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing,

 

[22hipower]

Incredible work, love the inlays.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[handejector]

What a gun!
Alvin was truly something.
I just HAD to rotate the pics.
That is a wolverine I assume?

 

[KSK]

What a gun!
Alvin was truly something.
I just HAD to rotate the pics.
That is a wolverine I assume?

Thanks! I reposted rotated pictures. They appear much better now. The inlay looks like a Badger to me. But I can see it resembling a Wolverine as well. I have seen this similar scene used by Mr. White on a few other revolvers.

 

[6518John]

That is a wolverine I assume?

I thought it was a werewolf!

 

[Doc44]

I believe it is a wolverine.

Bill

 

[quinn]

KSK:

The only thing that I do not like about that AAW 357 is that it is not in AZ...

Phoenix, right?

That is truely breathtaking....

 

[usm1rifle]

That is truly a work of art.

 

[RKmesa]

Phoenix, right?

Only during working hours, but Mesa the rest of the time. If I owned that one it would probably have to be a daily carry, with a home display stand next to my bed for night time storage, as I am not sure that I could tolerate being separated from it...

One of my favorite treatments on that gun is the clouds drifting across the moon.

way, Way, WAY COOL...

Slightly different artistic expression of the AAW cloudless moonlit fox scene on the right side plate of my prewar Magnum...



... which currently sports a set of KB custom stocks.

 

[22hipower]

Both are amazing works of art,I've never seen the moon included before. Are there more AAW guns with it?

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[jkmo]

How does it shoot ?

 

[handejector]

Don't forget his GD joined us here-
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-ha...alvin-white-engraver.html?highlight=tiger+gun
See Post 6 for another Moon...

 

[mh51]

Just amazing skill and artistic talent!

 

[Doc44]

Engraved for S&W for the President of Rex Firearms in NYC by Alvin White in October 1956. "Crescent Moon" Click on the photo for a better look.

Bill

 

[RKmesa]

Engraved for S&W for the President of Rex Firearms in NYC by Alvin White in October 1956. "Crescent Moon" Click on the photo for a better look.

Bill

Bill:

That is one of my all-time favorite engraved S&W. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.

 

[colt_saa]

Beautiful addition to the Family

Gone now 17 years, AAW was a spectacularly gifted engraver

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

All these make me wish I could personally hold them and look. The pictures are very nice, though. I like the fact it shows a blue moon. Maybe one like that only came around every blue moon?

 

[Souffaloufagous]

Yay I was summoned by grandpa discourse!

Gorgeous piece- love the glow of the moon echoing the glow of those grips.