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    S&W 32 long HE mod 1903 circa 1910 engraving style?

    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...
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    S&W 32 long HE mod 1903 circa 1910 engraving style?

    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...
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    S&W 32 long HE mod 1903 circa 1910 engraving style?

    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...
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    S&W 32 long HE mod 1903 circa 1910 engraving style?

    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...
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    S&W 32 long HE mod 1903 circa 1910 engraving style?

    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...
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    S&W 32 long HE mod 1903 circa 1910 engraving style?

    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...
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    S&W 32 long HE mod 1903 circa 1910 engraving style?

    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...

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