Originally Posted By: C. Roger Bleile
In the 1960s and 70s the 12-5 patterns kept bread on the tables of many occupational engravers.


What were the rules Roger? I've seen a number of 12-5s - ranging from really pretty to not-so-much. I always wondered about the pattern name too, since there's consistantly only 4 birds (ejector side)on the model 12's 12-5 engraving.