Bill Brockway
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Here's a recent effort, on an old Browning A-5. Biggest problem has to do with composition. That receiver is a full 7" long! The factory "engraving" consisted of a sharp-ended lozenge shaped patch of scrollwork centered in the panel, surrounded by wriggle borders, which I never liked. It's a huge area to be dealt with. My solution was to use a rather large scroll, and keep it in the corners and ends of those big slab-sided panels, with very little engraving in the middle, except for a banner or line of lettering. The lettering could be better, as could the photograph. The gun is blued so that it can be used in the salt marsh of south Louisiana with a moderate amount of protection from rust. Any and all comments are welcome.
Thanks for looking.
Bill
Thanks for looking.
Bill