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Recut lettering on barrel. #331238 07/18/13 10:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 49 Missouri Quail Hunter 01 OP Sidelock
OP Quail Hunter 01 Sidelock Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 49 Missouri	Does anyone know of an engraver who will re-cut the lettering on a barrel on one of my Side x Side. It has gotten a bit faint due to re-blackening over the years.

Re: Recut lettering on barrel. Quail Hunter 01 #331247 07/19/13 12:16 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 259 Northern California Retriever Believer Sidelock
Retriever Believer Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 259 Northern California	Charles Lee is who I would use. http://www.camhills.com/dale.htm

Re: Recut lettering on barrel. Quail Hunter 01 #331253 07/19/13 02:43 AM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 188 Near Cincinnati C. Roger Bleile Sidelock
C. Roger Bleile Sidelock Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 188 Near Cincinnati	The following engravers in Missouri are both top flight craftsmen and were featured among America's best in my most recent book. Ray Cover, Jr. Festus, MO 63028 Phone: 314-808-2508 email: cover@sbcglobal.net Richard K. Hambrook (Browning factory and freelance engraver) Fenton, MO 63026 phone: 636-299-8439 email: HNGengraving@gmail.com Roger C. Roger Bleile Author of American Engravers-The 21st Century FEGA Historian www.engravingglossary.com

Re: Recut lettering on barrel. Quail Hunter 01 #331292 07/19/13 01:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,628 Likes: 14 Southwest gil russell Sidelock
gil russell Sidelock Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,628 Likes: 14 Southwest	Q-Hunter: Remember, if you have that done, you will need to have the barrels reblacked. So you are probably looking at somewhere north of $300. [IMG]

Re: Recut lettering on barrel. Quail Hunter 01 #331299 07/19/13 03:10 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 49 Missouri Quail Hunter 01 OP Sidelock
OP Quail Hunter 01 Sidelock Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 49 Missouri	thanks guys. I use to have Bill Adair in Texas do this on my Model 12's and he just cold blued the letters without the entire barrel having to be redone. Might not be possible on a rust blue barrel.

Re: Recut lettering on barrel. Quail Hunter 01 #331316 07/19/13 04:38 PM
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SKB Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,994 Likes: 402 Colorado	rust blue can be touched up in the area where the letters are restored. No need to polish them completely out and do a full reblue. http://www.bertramandco.com/ Booking African hunts, firearms import services Here for the meltdowns

Re: Recut lettering on barrel. Quail Hunter 01 #331468 07/20/13 07:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 531 Likes: 18 Steve Helsley Sidelock
Steve Helsley Sidelock Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 531 Likes: 18	I second the Charles Lee suggestion. Steve Helsley

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