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Sep 3rd, 2009 at 10:27am
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Can anyone tell me where I might locate some good pictures of the engraving on Peabody Martini rifles that depict frogs in a shooting contest and another one that shows them drinking and smoking big cigars? I have the Single Shot Rifle book but I am looking for better pictures. I have been unable so far to find anything on the internet. I was able to locate the one on a Ballard but prefer the ones on Martini's.
  

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Reply #1 - Sep 3rd, 2009 at 1:10pm
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The Grant book, Single Shot Rifles, Finale has pictures of both sides of the so-called "Frogmoor" Peabody (not Martini) showing two frogs holding a turtle target, a frog with a spotting scope, and another frog in creedmoor back position taking a shot at the turtle.  The design has been repeated on at least two Ballards that I am aware of.

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Reply #2 - Sep 6th, 2009 at 8:22pm
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Master Engraver, Ken Hurst has done a really elegant version of that 
"frogmoor" motif for one of our members.
  If I remember correctly it was featured in one of the SSRJ magazines a few years back, with photos.   If you contact our archivist he might have a copy of that back issue available.

but the frogs on it were not green, although for enough "green" Ken could probably be persuaded to do one with the frogs inlayed woth green gold I'll bet

another was done on a really elegant schuetzenized Ruger by another engraver for one of our members.
  

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