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#544198 04/21/19 05:22 PM
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Looks like from the 'graver walk' found on Vulcan grade Parker shotgun, an "embellished" and refinished Parker- what are the markings on the barrel top rib, and the grade mark found on the receiver flat, along with the SN-- No 1 frame is fairly common for 16 gauge Parker guns, sometimes you will come across a 16 on a O size frame-- More detailed photos would help us here- RWTF


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If no luck here, try the PGCA site.


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I am completely unfamiliar with the Graver walk terminology. Forgive my ignorance but could you explain what that means. I will try to get more information.

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James, it is a simple and quickly executed form of border engraving that was utilized on some of the vintage American doubles. A H Fox Sterlingworth is one example. Here's a very short video showing it being done by Dewey Vicknair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQiXkCUIEFI

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That is very similar to the process used to put "Oil Pockets" in machine ways after they are scrapped in for flatness. While on my apprenticeship I had to put time in with the machine maintenance department & it just so happened while I was doing that a very good rebuilder was re-building a milling machine. I got some very good experience with him & learned how to do the scraping & Breaking Up, which was what he called this process.


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It's called a 'wriggle cut' in engravers terms. Seen a lot in jewelry and Western art type engraving.

Parker VH, Browning A5 borders, AH Fox borders, are a couple common places it was used on firearms in production. There are others of course.
It's a way to even-up a relief cut background and add a matted surface to it by going in a couple different directions over it.

Generally done with a common flat graver. But occasionaly you will see gold or silver inlayed lines gone over and wriggle cut to enhance or 'bright cut' them. That's usually done with a round nose graver thats the width of the inlayed line.

The so called 'Pawn Shop' engraving on handguns that was popular from the Southwest USA in the early 1900's was done primarily all with wriggle cut to form not only borders, but also flowers, scrolls, figures and other designs.
Wolf & Klar (Pawn, Jewelry, Guns, you name it,,)of Fort Worth Tx was a well known origin for that type of engraving on handguns and their name is often given to the style.


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