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Raymond J. Wielgus (1910-2010) and his wife gave twenty five of his engraved firearms to the Art Institute of Chicago. Here is a stunning 1911, click his name on the page and you'll see the others.
www.artic.edu
I don't believe any of these are currently on exhibition, but the Art Institute has a phenomenal collection of arms and armor, taking up several rooms. Be sure to visit if you come to our lovely city. Much of what they have came from what remained of the old George Harding Collection (which went through a sad number of years after Harding died, the story was that the the trustees selling off pieces to pay themselves large salaries; then the collection sat locked away in storage for years until the Art Institute negotiated to get the collection).
Colt Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol | The Art Institute of Chicago
Raymond J. Wielgus, 1920; decorated 1981
www.artic.edu
I don't believe any of these are currently on exhibition, but the Art Institute has a phenomenal collection of arms and armor, taking up several rooms. Be sure to visit if you come to our lovely city. Much of what they have came from what remained of the old George Harding Collection (which went through a sad number of years after Harding died, the story was that the the trustees selling off pieces to pay themselves large salaries; then the collection sat locked away in storage for years until the Art Institute negotiated to get the collection).
