the mad [bad] engraver strikes again

[pokey]

this looks to have been hacked up by the same joker
that was trying to sell that marlin 22 a while back.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =138170634

[Ysabel Kid]

I would have loved to see one before it was "restored"...

[AJMD429]

I was sorta 'ok' with it until I saw the 'bunny' . . .

[J Miller]

I kept looking for Italian proof marks. Sadly I saw none.

Joe

[JReed]

I was sorta 'ok' with it until I saw the 'bunny' . . .

I am right with you there.

[Mike D.]

Well, at least it WAS an original .22, but most certainly NOT a LR. the '73 was not ever made in that caliber, it was short or long, ONLY. That bastardized mess shouldn't bring the money that is bid at this point, let alone the probably way off base reserve his delusional mind has come up with.

[deerwhacker444]

Not a straight line on that engraving. I say "A" for effort, but that's about it. Nothing I'd want to sell to anybody.

[mescalero1]

At least mine is all original, should this guy not be charged with fraud?
Why does gunbroker allow itself to be complicit in this nonsense?

[buckeyeshooter]

I also was looking for either an Itialian or Russian stamp on that sucker. Maybe the guy will finally understand that that type of gun will sell better 'unrestored' and 'unbeautified'.

[Griff]

Hmmm... you guys are a LOT more critical than I am. Someone obviously liked it... enough to bid up to $1,600 on it. Were it not for the "gold plating", I coulda even liked it. But, I'm sure glad he did that to his own gun... not a customer's. And, well... to be honest... it ain't the worst engraving job I've seen. Close... but not THE worst!

Now, I'll freely admit, that's a LOT better than I could ever hope to do... but is also a very eloquent picture essay on why I don't engrave my guns. And why I"m very reluctant to have someone else engrave on mine. I keep getting this mental image of a guy, bent over his magnifying glass, turning on his engraver... just setting point to steel, when...

ACHOOO! There went my $1,200 Colt!

[J Miller]

Years ago there was a store in Phoenix called Tangs Imports. It was on the NE corner of 27th Ave and Bethany Home Rd.
They sold all kinds of oriental things. They also sold lots of brass things from India. The brass things, bowls, bells, chimes, you name it, had exactly the kind and style of engraving on it that the poor Winchester does.
My guess is that it was done either in the orient, or by someone who did that type of engraving before they snuk into the U.S.

Joe

[barbarossa]

Looks like the engraver tried to follow along the lines of the engraving found on the 1 of 1000
rifles and failed miserably

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

Hmmm... you guys are a LOT more critical than I am. Someone obviously liked it... enough to bid up to $1,600 on it. Were it not for the "gold plating", I coulda even liked it. But, I'm sure glad he did that to his own gun... not a customer's. And, well... to be honest... it ain't the worst engraving job I've seen. Close... but not THE worst!

Now, I'll freely admit, that's a LOT better than I could ever hope to do... but is also a very eloquent picture essay on why I don't engrave my guns. And why I"m very reluctant to have someone else engrave on mine. I keep getting this mental image of a guy, bent over his magnifying glass, turning on his engraver... just setting point to steel, when...

ACHOOO! There went my $1,200 Colt!

Me, too. This gun may not be your cup of tea guys but I know for a fact there are buyers for guns like this. I know of one engraver that buys old re-blued/re-nickeled 1st gen colts and uses them for his canvas. Premium engrave 1st gen Colts can bring 10's of thousand. He buys these re blues and strips them, re-letter and then engraves them. This engraver bought three from me for $1200 each, did his thing and sold them for $4000 to $6000. He's money ahead, the buyer bought a real engraved colt to display. In some ways this market is no different than knockoff Rolex's or zorconian diamonds. As long as he isn't trying to pass it off as a 1 of 100 original I don't have a problem with it. His buyer will probably be wearing a knockoff Rolex that he hopes people think is the real deal, too.

[mescalero1]

I remember a guy at work trying to get me to buy a imitation Rolex, he was up front and told me it was fake, I asked " what is the purpose of that? "
He said to impress the chicks
I declined.

[barbarossa]

On a positive note ,that if he keeps praticing ,hopefully on modern guns not rare antiques,he might eventually become very good and his work sought after.

[mescalero1]

His engraving might improve, but his stock work has got to go.

[Charles]

This is not as bad as the last one posted, but still not anything I would pay money for. Allot of the scroll work would be passable, but the animal figures are very poor. But to be honest, this is where most engraving falls down. ""All that glitters is not gold."

[Buck Elliott]

Auction over -- reserve not met -- well, Duh...

Abysmal "engraving." Crooked, uneven scroll-work, atrocious borders, abominable figures, mis-matched side-to-side, buggered screw heads with "engraving" (?) to cover up... What other complimentary phrases can you come up with..?

That, boys, is the reason for PRACTICE PLATES, and lots of 'em, before a man ever puts tools to guns.

Have you guys ever SEEN real, high-quality engraving...?

[Griff]

Aye, Buck... I couldn't agree more. But... from a distance... sorta like some girls I once knew... mopeds are fun... just don't let your friends see ya ridin' one! Don't let yer friends inspect yer engravin' too closely, either!

[barbarossa]

You mean engraving like this

[pokey]

You mean engraving like this

now your talking, that's purty.

[JoeArizona]

I remember a guy at work trying to get me to buy a imitation Rolex, he was up front and told me it was fake, I asked " what is the purpose of that? "
He said to impress the chicks
I declined.

Last time we were in Mexico I bought a Rolex. I hope it's real or I'm out $18!

[mescalero1]