Tasteful Snub - an Engraved Model 66-1

[RKmesa]

Where is the CN mark on the gun...........................................M*

On the right side, under the Made In USA 4-line roll mark.

 

[Mblhopo]

How in the heck did I miss that...Old eyes I guess............................................M*

 

[2152hq]

At first glance, I'd say the engravers mark/initials are 'GN' instead of CN
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The upper left horizontal portion of the letter N (the Serif) forming the horizontal element in the capital letter G (called the Cross Bar).

A way of inter-twining the two letters.

I may be wrong but in making initial and monograms it's a common thing to do with letters.

I have no idea who the initials could be, either CN or GN.
There are very few engravers with their last name beginning with N though!.

Nice work. All single point shading. Nice layout design, clean cutting.
Looks to have been done with an air-assist tool. Not that it makes any difference. Most engravers use them now.
Most start out using one and never learn with hammer&chisel which have become props in glamour pics if nothing else..

 

[pantannojack]

I qualify to say that I am a know nothing on this subject and that I do not like tattoos.

But this the first example that I genuinely like looking at. The layout is truly artful.

 

[RKmesa]

At first glance, I'd say the engravers mark/initials are 'GN' instead of CN
.
The upper left horizontal portion of the letter N (the Serif) forming the horizontal element in the capital letter G (called the Cross Bar).

A way of inter-twining the two letters.

I may be wrong but in making initial and monograms it's a common thing to do with letters.

I have no idea who the initials could be, either CN or GN.
There are very few engravers with their last name beginning with N though!.

Nice work. All single point shading. Nice layout design, clean cutting.
Looks to have been done with an air-assist tool. Not that it makes any difference. Most engravers use them now.
Most start out using one and never learn with hammer&chisel which have become props in glamour pics if nothing else..

Thank you for your thoughts on this gun. Agree that it could be/probably is "GN". I will keep looking to find the engraver.

 

[RKmesa]

If it is not an indelicate question what does a beauty like that cost??? Directed to original poster or any of you that have submitted other beautiful examples —-again if my question is indelicate or inappropriate then do not reply—just hoping to get a sense of what those dream guns cost. I’m assuming they’re more expensive if attributed to a particular master engraver.

I just realized that I never responded to this question. Engraved guns like the one that I posted can range from $3K to $6K+ depending on whether you commission them, buy them from a friend, or pick them up on one of the public auction sites. Competitive bids at the top of the range, person to person or a friend or a poorly described and not well viewed auction at the low side. The above 66-1 in a public GB auction cost me a little under $4K by the time I got her home.

Known master engravers do command a premium, especially if there is any gold worked into the engraving.

Hope that helps.

 

[RKmesa]

I heard back from Roger Bleile, FEGA Historian and engraving expert, and no luck as to who the engraver was on this gun... So if anyone out there has some idea, that would be greatly appreciated...