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I looked at the 21 in the DGJ article. Very nice gun. About my Model 32, a friend asked if I could sell it for him. The price he asked was a fraction of its value because he knew nothing of Arnold G. I tried to get him to ask more but he insisted that the price was what he wanted for it. I asked whether he would object if I bought it. He said that he would be happy if I bought it. The 32 is blued with gold inlays, very striking but not as involved as your 21.

When I researched Phil's Model 21, I went over the entire work with a glass and never found an engraver's signature, or any symbols that remotely resembled an engraver's Mark. I then went thru my collection of period Gun Digests and various books on engraving, studying and comparing Phil's gun to the work of those featured artists. Griebel's work was regularly featured up to his retirement; and I am personally convinced that the work done on Phil's gun was done by Griebel. Given his reputation as an engraver, combined with the fact that Arnold Griebel and The Marshall Field Company were both located in Chicago; gives further credence to the conclusion that Phil's gun, originally presented to the CEO of Marshall Field, was engraved by Griebel.

I'm not trying to hi-jack this thread but back up into the 1970's Marshall Fields had a really nice firearms department. At one time John Amber, now deceased, who was the longtime editor of the Shooters Bible or the Gun Digest(I can't remember which) was the manager of this department.
Sadly how times have changed in Chicago.
Jim

I would like to hear more about this Marshall Field/John Amber connection. Anyone know. By the way, Amber was the editor of Gun Digest. Shooter's Bible was the catalog of the Stoeger Arms Corporation. Both are interesting research vehicles.

Gun Digest 35th 1981 "My Triumphs in Gun Collecting" by John Amber covers his time at Marshall Field & Co.

I think Amber's friend,Dennis, checks this forum out and maybe he will chime in with what he knows.

Michael, you told us one time that you had trashed AR beyond a certain year. I immediately cleared out a bit of shelf space and throw them away as I read them now. I am surprised that you still have your 1981 Gun Digest. However, on checking, I find that I didn't quit until 2001. Murphy

I haven't quit yet. Have 'em all. Does anyone know if a cross reference index is available for the GD articles. Sometimes it takes quite a while to find the article I'm looking for.

Roger

Roger, I've not heard of a Gun Digest index. It is something I would compile for them, but would appreciate them doing it for us.

There is an index by author in the Gun Digest Treasury volumes, up to 1994 in the 7th editions.