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If done in GB most quality work goes to one place for recase coloring. Just as most sleeve jobs went to one place, just not the same place. Not sure who is the sleeve expert as he recently retired.
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Joe Wood evaluated a gun similar to that for me once. He advised me to feel the engraving with my fingers. Tactile examination tells the tale. If you can feel little burrs in the hand engraving and the engraving is very crisp, then it may well not be redone. If smooth, it probably is. Hard to tell from photos. Joes theory is good, I think.
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I don't see any freshness or sharpness to the engraving on the breech balls.
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Joe Wood evaluated a gun similar to that for me once. He advised me to feel the engraving with my fingers. Tactile examination tells the tale. If you can feel little burrs in the hand engraving and the engraving is very crisp, then it may well not be redone. If smooth, it probably is. Hard to tell from photos. Joes theory is good, I think. How does that theory work out when the restorer freshens up the engraving, buzz? Not discounting Joe's theory, or arguing, just thinking out loud. Lots of people get the engraving "picked up" when doing a resto. But, totally agree that if the engraving is perfectly smooth it has been polished since. SRH
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On all of it? There are tell tale signs. They cant pick it all up. There will be signs of wear/polishing to a trained eye like Joes. But, like everything else, theres always a bit of conjecture. My piece, I believe is all original, and so did Joe. Maybe Joe will make comment?
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[quote=buzz]
Lots of people get the engraving "picked up" when doing a resto. But, totally agree that if the engraving is perfectly smooth it has been polished since.
SRH Or simply worn smooth from use...
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On all of it? There are tell tale signs. They cant pick it all up. There will be signs of wear/polishing to a trained eye I regularly have all the engraving re-cut on restorations. It is hard to pick up certain areas and do a good job. Usually some fine pitting remains if that approach is taken. Trying to save money by only having small sections refreshed is a waste of both time and money most times with exception of small areas of damage not related to pitting or wear.
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[quote=buzz]
Lots of people get the engraving "picked up" when doing a resto. But, totally agree that if the engraving is perfectly smooth it has been polished since.
SRH Or simply worn smooth from use... Possible, but with that much use there are other telltale signs. Case colors would be mostly gone. Steve, in your opinion, when the engraving is picked up, does it leave as many burrs as new engraving? SRH
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Its clear from the photos this gun has been taken to pieces. Another clue. The original ones often times have perfect screws.
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Stan,
I think it depends upon several factors, mostly the engraver. When I used Charles Lee everything came back full of burrs. My current engraver just returned a falling block action to me and it only had maybe 3 burrs on the whole job. I always knock them down before hardening myself. The engraving is just as crisp, just no burrs.
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