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joseph engraver

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These plates are cut on mild steel; there is no ink used to darken them. The lady was not a beauty but she was a fine strong willed person, the man was a horn hunter and a fine trick shot with a S.A. Colt. He offered me the chance to hold the Ace of spades at 50 feet distance while he shot it through the center. He did this facing the other direction holding his revolver over his shoulder and sighting with a mirror. I declined the honor as he was a self taught engraver and my local competetion.:D They ran a tourists site called Old Trail Town.
The other plate was just for fun. Thanks for looking.
 

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joseph engraver

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Yes, it has been 20 years since these plates were cut.
You have a very good eye Mark, the 'scroll" work and borders were cut with h& C.,the rest was strictly push and pray.
 
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