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Mark,
They're not my guns unfortunately.
The engraver is a friend of mine though and in my opinion very good at her job as you noticed.
She sometimes gets asked to just engrave an animal and then the gun goes to a different engraver to put the scroll on.

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Last Purdey made by Dave T with K. Hunt engraving. Made for American customer with his dog on action.

These are from my CE grade Lefever circa 1900





These are from my CE grade Lefever circa 1900

A early Parker DH, circa 1890.

Here is a copy of a dog in a very nice Colt 1883


And here is the other side

Roll stamped pooch who graces hundreds of thousands of Ithaca 37's. This from a 1940 37R

Owners K9 on bottom of Model 21 in 24k. Done from 2 or 3 snapshot photos provided.

Action still in the white when photo taken.
Pic was quick hand held shot taken for reference only at the time. Shop lite glare slashing thru the pic was not an attempt at a heavenly gaze!

I know its not a SxS, and I know I have posted this pic before, but I'm alwasy promoting Ken Hurst work. This is an SX-1 done for me. Dogs came from below vintage illustration and inserted into the general scene of another vintage illustration called Standing Tall, I believe;

Older DOC"...Bugger me.....I just had the "71stRunning of the Balls" last Sat.!!!Drank so many Heinie's.!!!!!Fell out the Boat!Luckly we were moored to the dock! Dont know how many more of these"Birthdays where Friends try to Drown me with beer I can take! The Videos (One from LocalCoppers Cruiser")showed me how I got several"Nasty Salt-WalterBoat-Dock Splinters' under my finger-Nails!.I Guess I had at least 50 Patrons of the Resurant/Pub Cheering me on as I gave my "Sunset on the Beach" Toast to my Old Friend of 43 Yrs"Swiss Alfred Gallifent" I missed his always"Steady there Old Chap, Remember Your an English Gunmaker, Musn't Let the Old Firm Down"!!Had a Rousing Chorus from a Group of Day Trippers singing "Edelweiss" (I had told them my Late Friend was originally from Switzerland) All his Workmates from the "Trade" in England wish to send their Condolences to his Family. He is Missed...David Trevallion, Peter Finch,Brian Sorrell, Des Mills.

Sounds like we missed a good one David. In any case, Happy 71st Balls Day!!