![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, the use of engraved presentation arms had been flourishing since the early 17th century when European nobles made the gifting of highly embellished flintlock pistols and long arms a fashionable form of détente. ![]() Indeed, history had proven that to be true long before Colt received his first revolver patent in 1835. Many of Colt’s earliest Paterson pistols were lavishly hand-engraved presentations, as Colt firmly believed that an engraved firearm was one of the finest gifts a man could receiver from his peers. In the 19th century, gun engraving was of paramount importance to Samuel Colt, not only as an art form, but also for its value in promoting his first arms-making venture, the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in Paterson, New Jersey. The handsomely factory cased set includes a matching. Engraved by Jan Gwinnell in 1982, this outstanding example of a Series 70 Gold Cup National Match pistol features beautifully executed broad leaf scroll engraving with a punch-dot background covering 95 percent of the gun. ![]()
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