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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Help identify engraver please Apr 20^th, 2015 at 3:38pm	Print Post
	This is my Colt Sharps. I bought it used a while back and have not been able to identify the engraver. Anyone familiar with this style and/or signature?

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Help identify engraver please Reply #1 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 3:39pm	Print Post
	wow, those pics came out bad, I'll work on it. Sorry

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Help identify engraver please Reply #2 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 3:42pm	Print Post
	another try

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Help identify engraver please Reply #3 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 3:43pm	Print Post
	style

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16289 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Help identify engraver please Reply #4 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 6:48pm	Print Post
	Are you somewhat sure the name on the barrel is the engraver? It might be the gun owner, or gunsmith. Might contact the Engraver's Guild, and see if Bob Evans (secretary and historian) has an idea who did the engraving.

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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Help identify engraver please Reply #5 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 7:29pm	Print Post
	is there a collector's group for them? maybe a subsection of the colt forums? if so your answer might be just a few clicks away.

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Help identify engraver please Reply #6 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 8:23am	Print Post
	Hi, The barrel is custom and no other markings. I'm pretty sure these rifles didn't come in 6MM. The 6MM stamping looks crude, but so does the signature dropping to the right. Not very professional. The rest of the engraving looks really nice, I'll try again for a better pic. I guess if it's the engraver's signature, it might look a little better.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16289 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Help identify engraver please Reply #7 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 11:15am	Print Post
	Back in the era they were made, (1970-77) Rudy Marek was doing some of Colt's engraving as an outside contractor. In the 60's he actually worked for Colt for a couple years. Unfortunately Rudy has passed away in 1999, so I can't ask him.

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