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I have five Ithaca Classic Doubles. Of the five, four are engraved by Adams$Adams. Two of the guns were made as a "matched pair". They are not a true matched pair. Gun #1 is a 28ga. and gun #2 is a 16ga. I wanted specific engraving and, therefore, the guns are designated as 4ES's. The other two Adam&Adams guns are standard 4E's bought sight unseen from an ICD dealer.

I'm anything but an expert on engraving in general and engravers in particular. For those of you who are knowledgeable in the field (and I'm sure there are a few experts out there), how does this father/son team rate?

I think they are mostly known for Colts but they do nice work;

http://www.vtgunsmiths.com/adams/jaeindex.html

john sr. started out as a out of house colt eng. while living in attleboro ma.he done some work for gartman arms of wrentham ma. at this time. also some private work. he did the john wayne sa colts for the wayne family also.john jr. is about par with his dad. he is in demand [sr.-jr] and considered premium. i watched him transform a m-21 from field gr. to high grade about 25 yrs. ago. i have 5 of srs. guns and 4 knives. regards

sorry davek i ment to direct this to tom28 guage

Hi Tom,
I figured that,I do it myself
There is a neat story on his website that talks about his interest in engraving as a young man and why as well as with who he worked with.It mentions his begining at LG Balfour in Attleboro, then moving North To Vt later.
http://www.vtgunsmiths.com/adams/jaebio2.html