Trying to Identify an engraver

[sooseaq]

I have a nickel plated and 1903 embellished Colt SAA .45 pistol. The name on the top of the barrel is "Graviert Von Waffen-Weiss" which is then followed by "Frankfurt / M." I am attaching several pictures of the scroll work as well as a picture of the ivory grips. Do you have any information on this engraver and would you know if he also engraved the grips? Thank you in advance.

 

[Roger Bleile]

Your gun was engraved in Germany in the city of Frankfurt on the Main (river). There is also another Frankfurt on the Oder River.

"Graviert Von Waffen-Weiss" Indicates engraved by the Weiss gun shop. The engraver may or may not have been named Weiss. The marking may indicate that the engraving was contracted by the Weiss gun shop or the engraver may have been one of the Weiss family.

Weiss is a fairly common Germanic name (meaning white). There are two engravers that I know of named Weiss, Olaf and Ralf. Both worked at the Merkel factory in Suhl, Germany the last I knew.

Your Colt is very nicely engraved in a very Germanic style. The grips were probably carved by the same person who engraved the gun.

 

[sooseaq]

Wow! Thank you so much for this information. Much appreciated.

 

[Tim Wells]

He sure made use of all the real estate didn't he? Nice piece.

 

[gcleaker]

So how does it feel to be the envy of all the gun guys and gals on the block?