Engraved 1851 Colt Navy Revolver

Spider7115

September 28, 2003 12:06

I posted an inquiry several days ago but did not have the revolver "in hand". This is a non-factory engraved 1851 Colt Navy revolver with carved ivory grips which was once owned by George Washington West, founder of the City of George West, Texas. All numbers except the wedge match and the action is perfect. Note the lion or dragon(?) engraved on the hammer. Can anyone help me to identify the engraver? Here are a number of pictures:

http://home.att.net/~tnt7115/51ColtIvory-1.jpg
http://home.att.net/~tnt7115/51ColtIvory-5.jpg
http://home.att.net/~tnt7115/51ColtIvoryFrame1.jpg
http://home.att.net/~tnt7115/51ColtIvory-back.jpg
http://home.att.net/~tnt7115/51ColtRight.jpg
http://home.att.net/~tnt7115/Colt1j.jpg

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  PJ

  September 28, 2003 13:10

  I have no idea, but I had to jump in and say that is absolutely beautiful.
  Pete
  
  "Be kind to your neighbor, he knows where you live"

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  nmyers

  September 28, 2003 13:26

  As George West bills itself as "The story telling capital of Texas", I would do critical research before spending a large amount of money on such a gun.
  
  Neal

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  Rembrandt

  September 28, 2003 17:30

  Not sure if this will help, but here are a couple of links to possibly discover who did the engraving....
  
  http://www.fega.com/
  
  http://www.fega.com/history.html

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  rhmc24

  September 29, 2003 13:57

  The engraving is well done, well laid out but without sufficient character to be attributed to a specific engraver. It is so simple that any competent engraver could have done it. Unfortunate the job was never finished by filling in the detail. It could have been a work of art. Even so, nice.

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