Garage News: Savage99 Goes African

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Still a bit to do on this one but I think will turn out ok.

 

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The other side.

 

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Certainly need some more work on the shading and values.

 

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Lee, that is absolutely outstanding.
Your use of variegated gold for the sunlight African sky is pure genius.
And the animals.......I can almost smell 'em.
Not too bad for garage work.

 

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all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!

 

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WAY NICE !!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

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very nice, Lee, but am i missing an inside joke about the "Savage 99"?

 

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Mitch,you are right. Good catch. I'm working on a 99 for the same fellow and had an early senior moment.

 

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Tried editing the title. Either it won't let me or I'm not smart enough to figure it out. It's definitely a Hagn 510 Nitro Express.

 

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Very nice, Lee!

 

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That's about as good as it gets!!!

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UH, UH, UH, WOW!
Wipes drool off keyboard.
Falls to knees in awe.

 

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Lee said:

Tried editing the title. Either it won't let me or I'm not smart enough to figure it out. It's definitely a Hagn 510 Nitro Express.

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really??? i did a .510 N.E. on a Hagn over 25 years ago. D'Arcy Echols built the rifle and i seem to remember it was in Guns & Ammo or maybe Rifle magazine. the engraving was just a lot of small English scroll.

i found the ancient smoke print in an ancient notebook:

 

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Delicious Lee, really delicious!!

For a moment there I thought I was going to see a Big Bore 99 Savage. Biggest one of those I know of is a .458 X 2", also known as the 458 American. A 458 Winchester cartridge shortened a half inch.

 

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over the years of lurking in this place, i have refrained from saying much about the works posted here in so far as my absolute favorites go. having said that, i feel i have to say this marvelous work is my all time favorite work on a gun. there have been many beautiful works, lee-- but none have moved me as this one has. you have struck a real emotional chord on this one !

 

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I think it's funny you think it turned out " OK " . I'm a big sunset /sunrise watcher and this beautiful work brings out the same emotion Monk talks about. I like the scroll spillover around the border and the background treatment. Thanks for posting. Great work to aspire to.

 

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Beautiful, I was so caught up in the engraving didn't notice it wasn't a 99.

 

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Sigh!!!! More inspiration from the "garage." The moments are really captured, thanks for letting us share this true artistry on metal.

Bill

 

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Brilliant work, Lee! The skies are fabulous! So is the rest of the gun...bravo! :clapping: :bow:

 

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Lee,If try were an award for gun engraver of the year you would get my vote. J.J.