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Of the receiver. Is that possible or the metal has to be softened first?
Any good books about engraving?
Thank you.
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Aneal first, engrave, than reharden. That's all I know. The reason I know is that I have a Perazzi that was engraved in the U.S.A. and was told that Perazzi would not guarantee it after that because it had been anealed and rehardened.
That being said, the gun was made in 1975, imported, engraved and works fine to this day. jd
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I'll bounce this back up to the top as I think there is more than one answer to this question.
Ken and Barry might see this and chime in with their direct knowledge on this.
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The engravers I know , who might engrave a Model 21, which is really tough steel, just go ahead and engrave it, and don't worry about softening. Of course, I agree that it would be easier to engrave in the soft, but one does take a chance annealing and then rehardening.
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As an engraver, I can say you always anneal a case hardened frame, engrave and have re cased. Daryl hit the ol nail on the head re. the 21's. They are as tough as Chinese arithmatic but can be cut ( over an extended period of time & frayed nerves). What type of books are you interested in ? Instructuional or pictorial ? What type of gun are you planing on engraveing ? Give me questions and I'll try and give you answers.
FWIW, Ken
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I am interested in learning some engraving myself, but I really don't know what it means, yet. I have done stockwork and checkering, but it must be a different activity altogether to engrave...
Both instructional and pictorial books will be of great help. I am starting from scratch.
I have seen some good quality guns with plain sidelocks and wondered if one could go back and engrave them after hardening.
Thank you all, for your answers.
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