Animal Engraving On a Double Rifle

Unrelated, off topic, as I appreciate almost everyone's taste . However, there's something I also like about No engraving ..

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My .470 Krieghoff..

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I have no animal engravings on my double rifles but have them on my bockbüchsflinte in cal. 20/76-.22 Hornet and also on incoming single shot rifle/kipplauf aswell as on incoming custom shotgun. I like them a lot but since my double rifle was intented for both european big game and african game I decided on one without animal engraving.
 
Thanks for sharing those @homeless, a very unusual engraving, but superbly executed. This is your H&H?
 
I knew they were going to like it, I saw it in its day and I rushed to save them because they were so unusual as well as spectacular

It is worth seeing each of them in great detail, to appreciate each of the details
 
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Just to give some ideas:

(1) a Westley Richards ‘Black Label’ shotgun;

(2) a Dakota single shot, engraved by Andy Miles;

(3) a Chapuis double rifle in 9.3x74R. NB - this is a boxlock with side plates.

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Obviously, a sidelock offers the sort of canvas for truly magnificent work. But a gifted artist can do remarkable things in a very small space. This lovely deep relief red stag with the bit of gold accent was created by unknown artist when this 9.3x74R was built around WWI.

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