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The "hooked" line work (behind the bolsters on the above pictured Lewis) is the same as used on the "Rondel" Parker C grades from the 1900-1905 period. Also attributed to Loy. Parker trigger plates had this treatment on each side of the guard bow.
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Here are two. I will post more when I can get to my photo archives.   These from a signed Loy Ithaca. FWIW, Fred's gun was done by Ed Latham IMO. Here is another Loy. I have close ups but can't get to them for a week or so. I did a DGJ article on Joe Loy in the dark past.  One More--pointers though--still--Loy 
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Geo. can you tell me what you mean by "eyelashes" ? Hi Daryl. According to Robert Chambers, when he was active here, Joseph Loy engraving can be identified by the initials "J" and "L" formed back to back by the 'eyelash' slashes on his work. The Ithaca pictured above has it behind the fences, and then shows the eyelash in the mountain scene on the floor-plate of the remington. Its in the border to the scroll on the guns Walt pictured. I've looked for that hidden mark on period guns ever since Chambers posted that "Revelation"...Geo
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FWIW, Fred's gun was done by Ed Latham IMO. Thank you Walter
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The problem with the "eyelash" (maybe eyebrow would be a better term)Joseph Loy signature theory obviously is that if you look hard enough for it you can find it on practically all engraved guns, whether Loy had anything to do with them or not. Of course I misspent much of my own childhood staring at clouds to find 'cloud animals' and I'm still prone to doing that in a duck blind on a bluebird day,so I may be particularly susceptible to seeing things which may not be there...Geo
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 I have been told that his may be Joseph Loy on my Flues Grade 3 Waterfowl gun.
I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me following my second miss in a row.
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 Same Gun, So George, you mean the decorations around the rib extension, and the top-lever screw?
I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me following my second miss in a row.
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After a closer look at the known examples.....unless Loy. "Dumbed Down" his work on the more common graded Ithaca's, then this must not be him on my flues....but, I have always thought this was exceptional engraving for a 3 grade.
The setter seems so much more lifelike than what i see on similar grade parkers.
I love the look Hobbs, my Vizsla, gives me following my second miss in a row.
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Could be; how about the bird dog's front legs?...Geo
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