Most impressive!! Are the engraved scenes a copy of ones from Arnold Griebel or your own design? Phil Quigley's work is magnificent and I really like that he signs his work, so it is easy to identify, not something cryptically done.
Pre 27 Matched Set - Engraved With Gold
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You may have outdone yourself this time! Simply magnificent!
bracebeemer
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Fabulous pair of 357 Magnums! Phil is a true master and this pair should be right at the top of his photo book of his work. The KB's look great and I really like the small logo on the left side to open up the canvas on the side plate. Arnold Greibel was one of my favorite engravers and I've had the opportunity to see some of his engraving in person although it was on lever Winchesters and single shot rifles. I always went right to "Art of the Engraver" in the Gun Digests to look at his work back in the 60's. Well done!!
Bill
Bill
I'd like to take credit for the design - but that is a Griebel design. Phil used a Bill Cross photo of the original guns as a pattern for the engraving. I only had photos of the right side, so the left side is totally Phil's design.
Two really wonderful revolvers, now all you need is a double holster shoulder holster rig for your more formal occasions and you are all set. In all seriousness if you have not already done so a Huey case might be called for for those beauties. Thanks for showing us they look great.
The original pair of .357s (serial numbers S100963 and S100964) were shipped "in the white" to John Amber of Gun Digest on November2, 1954. Mr. Amber was a good friend of Arnold Griebel who engraved and inlaid the pair for him. The pair was then returned to S&W for finishing in blue.
I displayed the pair, along with twenty-eight other engraved 44 Magnums and .357 Magnums, at the S&WCA meeting in Milwaukee in 2003.
Bill
I displayed the pair, along with twenty-eight other engraved 44 Magnums and .357 Magnums, at the S&WCA meeting in Milwaukee in 2003.
Bill
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Now there is a meeting that I would have loved to attend!
Although, in 2003, I'm not sure that my tastes were "refined" or "addicted" enough to appreciate the engraved beauty of your 28 gun display. I probably would have been entranced by the S&W automatics, like the 945 - which I thought was the coolest pistol ever created - which makes me remember that I have never added one of those to my S&W herd... just one more...
fat tom
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What?
Now,talk about a quantum reversal in one's interests! So glad that you made that decision. Had you not made it,we would all have been deprived of seeing your fantastic collection. Of course,your ledger balance would now be equally impressive! 
f.t.
Thou shalt not covet...thou shalt not covet. DANGIT! I'm coveting all over my keyboard!
Will they be in Baton Rouge this week?
Will they be in Baton Rouge this week?
da gimp
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If S&W ever decides to go back to using hand engraving on their handguns... based on the work he performed on these two...I'd say this man should be one of the master engravers that they use. Outstanding work....
Richard,
Thanks for the link, somehow I missed this thread when you first posted it. Fantastic!!
Best Regards, Les
Thanks for the link, somehow I missed this thread when you first posted it. Fantastic!!
Best Regards, Les
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