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I would like to see a picture of the Kornbrath/Fugger squirrel. If I'm remembering correctly it looks something like one of Audubon's in the Quadrapeds of North America. (Audubon should have stuck to the birds. Most of his mammals just don't look quite right.)

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Originally Posted By: ESP
This is all very interesting - I have written off to the gentleman i am buying the gun from - he knows the engraver evidently and says he's Austrian so watch this space. the earlier picture of the lion came from Prudhomme's book, correct?


I've heard that both Kornbrath and Fugger were from Germany and Grable was from Austria.

I try to go back as far as I can when trying to verify anything. Articles written about someone are not very reliable, sometimes you have to pick and choose what official record you want to use.

For me one of the more reliable records are when individuals registered for the draft. These draft records seem to hold up better under scrutiny than other sources.










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Here's a pic of 'the squirrel' as attributed to Kornbrath (in Gun Engraving Review)on the trapdoor style butt plate
Second pic is the bottom metal of the set pictured along with it in the book.
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Same squirrel layout as on the Neidner Ballard attributed to Greibel in MP's post earlier.
(that I can't seem to make a link too)

The few extra branches missing in the background, but everything else the same.


Copying a scene is one thing (and not looked on all that favorably in itself).
But taking (or even accepting credit given by remaining silent) for finished work an artist had no hand in is unacceptable.

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Great looking Low/Walls. Is the L/Rifle a custom made project?

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From John Dutcher's Ballard Book,





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Michael, Saw that Ballard up close in Las Vegas about 15 years ago, unbelieveably beautiful, flawless, a dream, unfortunetly I think it was still chambered for 25RF. ...MIKE...

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Yes, it still 25 rimfire but I believe I could gather up enough ammunition to make it worthwhile :-).


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Originally Posted By: Michael Petrov
Originally Posted By: ESP
This is all very interesting - I have written off to the gentleman i am buying the gun from - he knows the engraver evidently and says he's Austrian so watch this space. the earlier picture of the lion came from Prudhomme's book, correct?


I've heard that both Kornbrath and Fugger were from Germany and Grable was from Austria.

I try to go back as far as I can when trying to verify anything. Articles written about someone are not very reliable, sometimes you have to pick and choose what official record you want to use.

For me one of the more reliable records are when individuals registered for the draft. These draft records seem to hold up better under scrutiny than other sources.






I don't believe that anecdotal written info from some pencil pushing government flunky!

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So who actually engraved:
The buttplate and t-guard squirrel and ground hog?
The Ballard squirrel?

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The Ballard is Arnold Greibel's work. I corresponded with the owner of the pistol grip rifle shown before I had Greibel duplicate the pattern on my Ballard (straight grip) in 1964. Cost was $275!

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Butt plate & trigger guard is in Gun Engravers Review pictured in the chapter featuring Kornbrath and his work.

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