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  1. Roger Bleile

    Where to learn to draw scroll work

    If you like books for instruction, you can't beat Advanced Drawing of Scrolls by Ron Smith. Available from FEGA here: FEGA Books.
  2. Roger Bleile

    Graver profiles of old

    I agree with Sam Alfano that the square graver profile goes way back. Below, I have posted an illustration of graver sharpening from the old Winters school of engraving. Though it is not hundreds of years old, these old hand engravers tended to do things as methods were handed down over the...
  3. Roger Bleile

    Help, please: Winchester Engraving

    I agree with JJ Roberts. The scrollwork shows common characteristics of Japanese work. This gun was probably ordered through a BX/PX in Japan during occupation then engraved locally.
  4. Roger Bleile

    Engraving styles

    Go to the illustrated engraving glossary to learn the many styles and types of hand engraving. www.engravingglossary.com
  5. Roger Bleile

    Help, please: Winchester Engraving

    Larger, better lit and focused pictures are needed for attribution.
  6. Roger Bleile

    Who engraved this?

    My guess on the engraving would be Bill Gamradt, Harry Limings, or the late J. Ron French. Since the gun is unfinished, it could be an unfinished piece by French.
  7. Roger Bleile

    Design work

    Go to www.engravingglossary.com. Click on S then scroll down to SMOKE PULL. You can learn a lot more about hand engraving if you scroll through the definitions and pictures.
  8. Roger Bleile

    1921 engraver's signature?

    Whoever engraved your Colt did a pretty good job of working in the style of Cuno Helfricht. I can only tell so much from the photos but when I blow them up as much as possible I see that there is a complete lack of progression marks in areas where the cuts are flared. This leads me to think that...
  9. Roger Bleile

    1921 engraver's signature?

    I searched all my files and found nothing like that. Can we see the rest of the gun please?
  10. Roger Bleile

    Ngraver Company?

    Dave, It is kind of an optical illusion. Below the head of the hammer there is a supporting ring of wood that is turned from the handle. You can see it on Funken's handle.
  11. Roger Bleile

    Beginner Setup Questions

    To answer your original question, these pictures of European school trained engravers will give you a good idea of how to hold your chisel and how close your eyes are to the work piece.
  12. Roger Bleile

    Ngraver Company?

    I have observed that, in general, Belgian, French, and Italian engravers prefer the long square section metal handles while German and Austrian engravers prefer a shorter, turned wooden handle that mushrooms on the hammer end. It is the tool that they are trained with. I don't know what British...
  13. Roger Bleile

    Question: Quotable

    "Everything great that has ever happened to humanity since the beginning, has begun as a single thought in someone's mind." Yiannis Chrysomallis
  14. Roger Bleile

    Question: Quotable

    See the quote under my signature.
  15. Roger Bleile

    Joseph Condon engraver to the Stars

    Here is a thread on this site about Joe Condon. https://engraverscafe.com/threads/who-is-joseph-condon.18284/
  16. Roger Bleile

    Tool Identification Requested -Gravers?

    Quite possibly turning tools for a small lathe. https://www.micromark.com/4-piece-Turning-Chisel-Set
  17. Roger Bleile

    Altamont grip company engraved colt python

    Merlin designed the gun and did the programming of the laser that actually did the decoration. I examined the gun and spoke with Merlin at the NRA convention in 2019. For laser decoration, it is well done and attractive.
  18. Roger Bleile

    The first time I engrave coin

    When I read "first engraving of coins" I mistakenly thought this thread was about early Greek and Roman coins. :oops::rolleyes::D
  19. Roger Bleile

    1899 Savage

    My guess is that a previous owner butchered that gun himself. How often have we read on the engraving forums and FB groups some guy that writes that he bought a graver and wants to engrave his own guns without understanding what he is getting into.
  20. Roger Bleile

    Harry Kell and Ken Hunt guns at auction

    Rock Island Auctions made a short video on guns they have by Harry Kell and Ken Hunt.

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