Thanks again. The SCSW shows some pics of engraved revolvers and examples of #1-8. from a late 1880's catalogue. Albeit small containing painfully low resolution.
I presume the coverage is more or less the same in 1910.
What they do not divulge is the backstrap engravings at the bottom along...
That makes sense and as I have but one example it is easy to question now, in search of an engraving answer/pattern, as opposed to practice 110 yrs ago.
I found another example credited to Gustave Young of a 2nd mod DA .32 produced 1880-1882. However various upgrades/models were continued into...
I never doubted your expertise. I merely thought that certain attributes of Oscar Young could be highlighted as reoccurring characteristics of his work.
Thanks for the tip on the Smith & Wesson Engraving by Michael Kennelly. My interest is in the one old neglected arm that I purchased years...
Roger, thank you so much for providing the information attributing Oscar Young as the engraver. What aspect of the work screamed Oscar?
Also, would you know the S&W pattern number or where I could view the various S&W patterns from that era?
I found the napkin ring on a model 1899. Once again...
The only markings under the stocks are a small block '&' left side next to stock pin, on the right side, also next to stock pin, a small block 'B' for blued and a small block 'T' for whatever as it certainly isn't a target model.
Inside the frame next to the crane the assembly numbers match the...
I can see your left/right analogy of the "napkin/trim ring, collar/donut" as a starting point. This piece being from 1910 is after the well known early S&W engravers of Gustav Young & Louis Daniel Nimschke. However, in looking at the L.D. Nimschke catalogue...
Well worn, used to be blue, combined w/some previous owner apparently using the heavy hand of sandpaper as a cleaner. Knowing very little I ask if any might be familiar w/this style of engraving.
On the Trade Mark pic at 4:30 there's a collar that appears as a dinner napkin ring on the floral...