Model 1873 Winchester

[joseph engraver]

Having settled in Cody Wyoming and establishing my studio there decided that the majority of my works would be of a distinct western flavour. Here is a sample of what I was doing in 1985 which was three years after finishing my schooling.
The scroll work is in relief with a matt background, the receiver was then reblued. The spaces for the scenes were then cleaned with bluing remover, then cut with a burin and left in the white for contrast.

 

[Tim Wells]

I wish it were bigger but I'll take what I can get since most if not all your work photos were probably taken before the digital age. Nice job, nice gun set trigger and all. I particularly like the way you added scroll to the side plate to frame the scene, most folks don't do that.

 

[Don Cowles]

Joseph, was anything applied to the "in the white" areas to prevent rust? Laquer, or some such?

 

[joseph engraver]

No, the gun remains in a moisure controled vault of the collectors son.Nothing rusts in Wyoming!

 

[ED DELORGE]

Hello Joseph, In an earlier thread you said you follow Meek's book. I do to. Do you use the box camera to do transfers as meek suggested? How did they teach you in Itally to do transfers?

Just curious.

Ed Delorge

 

[ED DELORGE]

And, by the way that is beautiful work. I this a recent job?

Ed DeLorge

 

[joseph engraver]

Ed,the answer to your question will take a bit of thinking,When I have a good answer I will post it.