Mike Dubber
Elite Cafe Member
Celebrating the Game of High Stakes Texas Hold'em Poker
This Python might be a bit "extroverted" for most of us with refined artistic tastes, but please consider the subject and the "Theme" of this project.
My engraving client is a high-stakes Texas Hold'em Poker player who carefully guided me throught the process of developing a theme that reflected his style of play and the various icons of the "Big Money Game." Most of the inlays are familiar to non-players. A couple exceptions that my client choose are the artistic King and Queen reflection on the top of the frame and the scuplted gold and silver Fluer de lis on the back strap. The Fluer, addition to Las Vegas, reflects his second favorite place to play - in New Orleans. The little folded $100 bill was a challenge, but I'm sure it is central to Hold'em Poker and the ultimate payoff!
The Colt Python: over past years I've turned to the Colt Single Action Army for my central engraving focus, and I must say that the Python, especially since I had not enrgaved one since 1991, is a much more difficult gun to engrave. The cyinder and barrel are tough - and all of my favorite SAA holding fixtures were useless! We were determined to inlay the iconic Las Vegas Neon Sign on the right panel, but if you know the configuration of the Python, you will recall that there are two projections right in the middle of that area. The center pin for the hammer projects through the surface as a threaded screw , and so does the smaller lock pin screw. I cut throught both of them and lowered the area for the inlay - those, necessarily were hardened screws and made things even more difficult. You can see one of the side panel projections just above the trigger on the right panel - that's the trigger pinion; happily I did'nt have top put an inlay over that one too !
And two more - just for Arnauld -
This Python might be a bit "extroverted" for most of us with refined artistic tastes, but please consider the subject and the "Theme" of this project.
My engraving client is a high-stakes Texas Hold'em Poker player who carefully guided me throught the process of developing a theme that reflected his style of play and the various icons of the "Big Money Game." Most of the inlays are familiar to non-players. A couple exceptions that my client choose are the artistic King and Queen reflection on the top of the frame and the scuplted gold and silver Fluer de lis on the back strap. The Fluer, addition to Las Vegas, reflects his second favorite place to play - in New Orleans. The little folded $100 bill was a challenge, but I'm sure it is central to Hold'em Poker and the ultimate payoff!
The Colt Python: over past years I've turned to the Colt Single Action Army for my central engraving focus, and I must say that the Python, especially since I had not enrgaved one since 1991, is a much more difficult gun to engrave. The cyinder and barrel are tough - and all of my favorite SAA holding fixtures were useless! We were determined to inlay the iconic Las Vegas Neon Sign on the right panel, but if you know the configuration of the Python, you will recall that there are two projections right in the middle of that area. The center pin for the hammer projects through the surface as a threaded screw , and so does the smaller lock pin screw. I cut throught both of them and lowered the area for the inlay - those, necessarily were hardened screws and made things even more difficult. You can see one of the side panel projections just above the trigger on the right panel - that's the trigger pinion; happily I did'nt have top put an inlay over that one too !
And two more - just for Arnauld -
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