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  1. Roger Bleile

    R.I.P. Ken Hurst

    If you would like to own a gun that Ken engraved look into the premium auctions that are held twice a year by Morphy Auctions and also Rock Island Auctions. Over the years, I have seen several of Ken's guns come up for sale at those two auction houses. A note of caution: Ken operated an...
  2. Roger Bleile

    Harbor Freight Recommendation

    After my air compressor died, I recently purchased a 2 gal. Ultra Quiet FORTRESS air compressor from HF. It is truly ultra quiet and provides the amount of air I need for my Lindsay Palm Control. I paid less than $200. for it, so I can buy five of them for the price of one of the high end...
  3. Roger Bleile

    Spectacular Belt Buckles...

    That big one puts our rodeo buckles to shame for size. :eek:
  4. Roger Bleile

    Old Iranian Sasanian plate

    Habib, What is the size of the item shown?
  5. Roger Bleile

    engraver

    JJ is correct though I do not know the specific Japanese engraver. I have answered this question in an e-mail to Mr. Hanson. Are there any Japanese engravers on this site who can identify the specific engraver?
  6. Roger Bleile

    H&H .700

    Most extraordinary example of artistry and multiple techniques! On a project of this magnitude, do you and Simon collaborate or is this one all your work? Regarding the rib, Do you have to engrave it while it is attached to the barrels or do you cut it then H&H solders it in place? If you have...
  7. Roger Bleile

    Question: Gold Background

    Gold inlaid backgrounds have been gaining in popularity for engraved guns for the last decade. Nevertheless it is not a new technique. Below, I have attached engraving by Emanuel Sadeler of Munich circa 1605-1610.
  8. Roger Bleile

    Help, please: What is this site?

    As far as I know there is no English engravers site or any other nationality. This information is mainly found in books like British Gun Engraving by Douglas Tate or my American Engravers books. There are also books on Italian engravers as well...
  9. Roger Bleile

    Help, please: What is this site?

    That site has been useful for me in identifying Belgian engravers.
  10. Roger Bleile

    Browning O/U side one

    A genuine masterpiece!:tiphat: I am interested in your work process. When you indicate that one side is finished do you mean that you went start to finish on this side and the other parts are blank? Conversely, did you cut the scroll outlines all over the gun, then background, then shade then...
  11. Roger Bleile

    first try Bulino

    That's a good example that shows progressively larger blow-ups of the work. Just the same, seeing the real thing gives another perspective of the technique.
  12. Roger Bleile

    first try Bulino

    Pap, I have previously made the analogy that trying to do a bulino (actually puntini) engraving from pictures, without ever having seen one, is like trying to speak a foreign language by reading a book about it without ever hearing someone speak it. It can be done but it will not come out the...
  13. Roger Bleile

    Ultra-quiet air compressor question

    My old compressor recently died. I got a Fortress Ultra Quiet from Harbor Freight. Their price is $190. for the 2 gal model. It is very quiet and works well. Who knows how long it will last. Nevertheless, I can buy five of them for the price of one $1000. one.
  14. Roger Bleile

    first try Bulino

    Pap, Have you ever seen a gun or knife engraved in "bulino" style by a master of the technique? I'm not talking about a picture but in "the flesh" so to speak.
  15. Roger Bleile

    Question: Who is Joseph Condon?

    As far as I have been able to determine, nobody knows the whereabouts of Condon's records. Since his shop was in a gun shop called The Sportsman's Den, his records may only show that any particular gun was logged in and out from The Sportsman's Den. The Sportsman's Den records may show who a gun...
  16. Roger Bleile

    Safe travel

    Cathi and I will be arriving Thursday evening. I'm looking forward to another great show.
  17. Roger Bleile

    FAKE Nimschke

    "As I look at the scroll and how they are cut it appears to me that these were cut with a pneumatic hand engraver. I say that because of the smooth cuts showing that there is no indication that it was done with hammer and chisel. Someone tell me if you are thinking the same as I do. tdelewis"...
  18. Roger Bleile

    FAKE Nimschke

    Stefan, You make some valid points, however, Mr. Lowe is not acting as an appraiser in this case. You will note that nowhere in his letter does he suggest the value or expected selling price of the gun. In this case he is making an attribution of the engraver. This is something that I am called...
  19. Roger Bleile

    FAKE Nimschke

  20. Roger Bleile

    Critique Request My first watch movement practice

    That is a traditional way to cut scrolls on a watch movement and it is very well done in this case.

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