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The gap is at the top of the triggerplate. A half circle section not next to the wood. It is a large gap for a gun of this quality. Usually if you can see where the two pieces meet with this much engraving on a gun, the gap is huge. But the engraving is very well executed and is different enough from the run of the mill stuff that I find it intresting. Nice.
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Sidelock
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I'd think the checkered front and uncheckered rear trigger would be so that one allways knew what trigger they were on - so if for example one barrel was loaded with solids and the other soft they wouldn't get confused.
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Sidelock
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I love it, that work is unbelievable - with one caveat - I am not too keen on the dwarf !!!
Much work is now being executed by top "Liege" engravers on best London guns - a recent one I recently saw was undertaken by Edwardo Vos - I think it was on a Purdey.
Vos used to work and I believe still does work for the Browning FN CustomShop. Some of his sketches can be seen in the CustomShop display room - but are very very expensive, I was told £8k for one example - very deep relief scroll work somewhat similar to the example above - except without the dwarf!
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Jonty, are you afraid of the wee people?
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Sidelock
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Yes :-)
but to be honest, as far as engravings go, I love scrolls, floral work and animals, but people, dwarfs, gargoyles etc etc - they never look right to me, just butt ugly and deformed,
sorry ha ha!!!!!! :-)
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TW,
Chequered front triggers are frequently seen on double rifles - especially if they recoil somewhat. It was common practice to fire the right barrel (front trigger) first so it was that trigger which was chequered to help prevent the finger slipping onto the rear trigger (on a gun that really is going to move around - like a 8 bore - I'd be inclined to pull the rear trigger first no matter how 'non-slip' the front one was).
It wasn’t done to differentiate one trigger/barrel from another – in any case triggers are so differently shaped that it would be difficult not to know which one you had your finger on!
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Sidelock
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Puts a whole new spin on the phrase "going medieval on you"!
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Sidelock
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Oh Man that definately rings my bell. The griffons and dragons I think are very appropriate on an English gun. Love the top lever.
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Sidelock
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Probably best if engravers are sent to bed at a regular time and their diets carefully supervised. This guy had way too much Cheetos and vidgames! Even if the execution isn't perfect, there's a lot of it which would make it quite satisfactory to a Phillistine such as myself. But my, my those deplorable gaps!LOL!
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Brent, that's some of the best photography I've ever seen. Just great. Congratulations. Now for a question; in photo #1, why are chisels fitted into the case and supplied? I'll probably feel dumber than a sack full of hammers when I get an answer, but they sure look like chisels to me.
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