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  1. Roger Bleile

    Looking for engraver for medieval breastplate

    If you were only going to make only one, either repousse or applique would be about equal work though each would require different skills. If multiples were to be made for a prop house, then the applique method would be most efficient. The appliques would be designed, wax models made, then...
  2. Roger Bleile

    Engraved 1953 Beretta

    At the Merkel factory in Suhl, Germany, the engravers who are cutting standard patterns are so accustomed to cutting the same design over and over that they can start with a blank action and cut the scroll and scene from memory.
  3. Roger Bleile

    Engraved 1953 Beretta

    While the Baglioni engraved pistol was finely done, I can't believe that it would have consumed nearly a year's work by a master. There may have been some puffery in that article. Maybe some of our colleagues could estimate how long it would take to do that job.
  4. Roger Bleile

    C A SWEET

    I believe that C.A.Sweet was the gunsmith who was responsible for your rifle. Engravers don't usually put their name so prominently on a rifle barrel, but custom gunsmiths do. Now that I can see the engraving on your rifles, it is obvious to me that your guns were engraved in Germany or...
  5. Roger Bleile

    Tips for signing your work

    Bill, Hardly a day goes by that the owner of an engraved gun or knife doesn't send me a message asking who engraved their item. In many cases there is some cryptic mark or initials cut by the engraver, but the owner has no idea who did the engraving. The original owner of the piece undoubtedly...
  6. Roger Bleile

    Looking for engraver for medieval breastplate

    I agree with farmer57, above, those figures on the armor are applique rather than engraving or repousse.
  7. Roger Bleile

    Art Nouveau Scissors

    That looks like Russian enameling to me.
  8. Roger Bleile

    QUALITY OF ENGRAVING HAMMER OR AIR TOOL?

    Like Monk said, I can tell the difference under a microscope or loupe because of the difference in progression marks. That said, in the hands of a master, there is no difference in quality. Most Europeans are still married to manual tools because that is still the method taught in the engraving...
  9. Roger Bleile

    Engraved 1953 Beretta

    Hi Walter, Generally, production work, like the engraving on your pistol, would not have been signed. It could have been cut by a school trained apprentice or a journeyman. I would estimate 4-6 hours of work. Did you get the pistol on one of your trips to Italy? Caio, Roger
  10. Roger Bleile

    C A SWEET

    I have never heard of C.A.Sweet. I would still like to see a picture of his work for my archives.
  11. Roger Bleile

    engraver's mark?

    No idea.
  12. Roger Bleile

    Guitar truss rod covers

    Masterful design and execution.
  13. Roger Bleile

    Ornaments explained

    Outstanding presentation. Every ornamental designer should watch that video.
  14. Roger Bleile

    Happy New Year!!

    Happy New Year to my fellow engravers around the world!
  15. Roger Bleile

    Ngraver Company?

    Germaine, My condolences on your mother's passing. I am saddened to hear that your dad is suffering from Alzheimers. For many years, Ray was a beloved figure at the FEGA and gun shows. I always enjoyed chatting with him and have many of his fine products. Nearly every gun engraver in America...
  16. Roger Bleile

    guns by McKenzie and Churchill

    Steve Barnette Fine Guns also has guns engraved by Kornbrath, Swartley, and many other top masters.
  17. Roger Bleile

    Palais Garnier National Opera Housea House Paris

    The outside is just as grand.
  18. Roger Bleile

    Looking for information on Tony Tuscano Engraver from Ohio.

    Tony Tuscano was indeed tutored by the late Floyd Warren of Cortland, Ohio. I first met Tony about 40 years ago at the Ohio Gun Collectors gun show in Columbus. The gun in your pictures looks to be an early example of Tony's work. In more recent years, Tony did some work for Tony Galazan. If...
  19. Roger Bleile

    Higgins 12 Gauge

    That is without a doubt the finest J. C. Higgins shotgun in existence!
  20. Roger Bleile

    RIP Gianfranco Pedersoli

    I visited Gianfranco's studio with Scott Pilkington and the late Steve Fjestad in 2011. It was an unforgettable experience. Rest in peace Maestro.

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