Firearms Engraving As Decorative Art

This new approach to the study of firearms engraving features a patented process for the examination of scrolls and motifs under powerful magnification. Several chapters are devoted to the study of the origins of American Firearms engraving motifs and their origins in the decorative art of the Middle East... This work is considered a major break- through and enables the student to positively identify the patterns of such master engravers as the Ulrichs, Nimschke, Helfricht, Young and others. 156pp