Originally Posted by
cordite50
Work like that on the above guns represents just about the highest level of skill achievable in steel. It is not moulded but carefully cut out, the background removed with tiny chisels, and then the surface punched and cut and filed to shape to give depth to the forms. To do such work makes it necessary to employ a microscope, and it takes a long long time.
There are relatively few engravers who can currently do such work which makes such a job eye-wateringly expensive and only justified on a top quality ,top of the range, hand built weapon. Such guns will exist for hundreds of years as examples of the best 20th century work. Is it possible to improve on this standard ??
Wonderful to see, and marvel at the craftsmanship but sadly only for the very very wealthy collectors, usually in
the USA ( or Wales ) lol.
The collector formerly known as micky
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