Model 1 engraved - Vegas find!

[bigl1911]

 

[Patbar]

You lucky man ! Beautiful gun !

And checkered pearl grips are pretty rare !

 

[CH4]

Very nice!!
Westgate show?

 

[S&WsRsweet]

Now that gun is dressed for a night on the town.very nice congratulations.

 

[bigl1911]

Very nice!!
Westgate show?

Yes!! It was a good show.. I have three others I will post shortly.. I really like these little guys, especially the engraved variations.
Thank you and thanks for the post..

 

[iby]

Checkered pearl?
Very unusual

 

[shouldazagged]

Sometimes "Wow!" is just so inadequate.

 

[first-model]

Just beautiful. Looks Nimschke-esque to me.

Mike

 

[mm93]

Just beautiful. Looks Nimschke-esque to me.

Mike

Seems most quality engraving did look similar to Nimscke's at that time. Likely because most engravers came from the same area of Europe, and all worked close to each other in the NE USA.

 

[bigl1911]

Seems most quality engraving did look similar to Nimscke's at that time. Likely because most engravers came from the same area of Europe, and all worked close to each other in the NE USA.

The question for me not that it really matters (I like the engraving); is this a factory engraved gun or what I have come to understand a New York engravers work?

 

[first-model]

The question for me not that is really matters (I like the engraving); is this a factory engraved gun or what I have come to understand a New York engravers work?

It could be either. I think the majority of the engraved Model 1's were shipped from the factory as plain guns, and the engraving was commissioned by Smith & Wesson's New York sales agent, Joseph W. Storrs.

That said, the factory did occasionally ship a "fancy" gun. A factory letter would tell you whether or not that was the case with this gun.

Mike

 

[bigl1911]

Thanks Mike!

It could be either. I think the majority of the engraved Model 1's were shipped from the factory as plain guns, and the engraving was commissioned by Smith & Wesson's New York sales agent, Joseph W. Storrs.

That said, the factory did occasionally ship a "fancy" gun. A factory letter would tell you whether or not that was the case with this gun.

Mike

 

[Jtown]

Really nice.
Walt

 

[snubbyfan]

Very nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[Watchdog]

You don't need me to tell you how good it looks. It's a gun I wouldn't hesitate to have lettered.

 

[oneounceload]

You lucky man ! Beautiful gun !

And checkered pearl grips are pretty rare !

Or are they checkered ivory?

 

[bigl1911]

Or are they checkered ivory?

Checkered pearl!

 

[glowe]

Send Ed (opoefc) a PM so he can check out your images. You can take his assessment to the bank when it comes to just about everything antique S&W, especially engraving.

 

[lechat]

a beautifull Smith. What is the value for this one ?

 

[mdk220]

awesome gun - she's very pretty - well done