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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The recently published book Steel Canvas by R. L. Wilson features a fascinating and authoritative discussion of arms engraving along with beautiful photographs of some of the finest firearms ever made. Earlier works by the same author include Winchester Engraving, Colt Engraving, and Nimschke’s pattern book published as L.D. Nimschke, Firearms Engraver. Firearms Engraving as Decorative Art by Frederic Harris provides an interesting discussion of the origins of engraving motif’s in oriental art along with a theory about identifying individual engravers by a detailed study of their cutting style.

COLT COLLECTOR’S ASSOCIATION, INC.006 “SHOW GUN”

As an example of the quality of engraving on specialty Colt firearms available to and desired by avid collectors, the Colt Collector’s Association, Inc. offered the following revolver as the “Show Gun” during its annual three day show in Louisville, Kentucky in October, 2006. This gun is the highest example of gun engraving and decoration today and the gun is so designed for display only. It will never be fired and the action will, in all likelihood, never be worked and this will prevent any scarring of the internal mechanisms.