Engraved OM .45 signed "DB" - Any Help Identifying Engraver?

[weaselmeatgravy]

I bought this BKH44 a couple months ago and forgot to take a closer look at it until today, after reading another thread about an engraved RSSMX.

Grip frame is signed "DB" under the left panel.

Any clues as to who did the work? I have done some googling and also thumbed through Dougan's Compliments book, but no luck on the identity of DB.

The gold bands on the cylinder and on either end of the barrel are reminiscent of some of the famous engraved Rugers. The engraving appears to be well done. Kind of a "less is more" minimalist approach.

 

[GRAMPS 51]

No help to you but i do like it very nice
Gramps

 

[hittman]

Maybe these folks can help …..

Firearm Engravers Guild Home Page

www.fega.com

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

Thanks hittman, that is one of the sites I searched before posting here. Their members and the masters are listed alphabetically and there are no D___ B___ folks listed.

 

[arfmel]

That's a good lookin gun

 

[hittman]

Somebody there may know ( or KNEW ) him if you reach out to them.

 

[MaxMan]

Beautiful gun! Less is more at it's best. Could have been a very talented unknown.

 

[MaxMan]

I saw a sight engraverscafe might find something there.

 

[BULL'S-EYE]

Gorgeous gun! And, looks like some extremely high quality engraving to me! Also, since engraving styles are as unique as an individuals handwriting, it shouldn't be too terribly difficult to find who's responsible with some research.

 

[contender]

Very nice OM .45 there. I'm not much on engraved guns,, and when I see any,, where they are as you say; "less is more" I prefer that look. Made me check my serial numbers for sure too!

I wish I could be of any help identifying the engraver,, but I'm zero help there.

 

[Randyzzz]

That is absolutely gorgeous! Love it! Some day I'll get one of mine "scratched up".

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

Thanks for all the compliments. I notice too that the grips have more figure than average XR3-RED grips. Might have just been luck of the draw, or they might have been hand picked back in the day, or upgraded at some point after the fact.

 

[Pál_K]

That is exceptionally nice. It's just the right balance between a totally plain gun and one that's too gaudy. Very high quality engraving by a very talented person. Congratulations on owning such a beauty.

 

[Johnnu2]

Just the 'perfect touch' to my eye....
Beautiful gun
J.

 

[Del J]

Very nice.

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

I got to wondering if the DB signature under the grip might be the initials of former owner rather than the engraver since it is not very fancy. So I pulled the ERH to look there, but that area was blank.

But while I had it out, I reckoned I'd take a close up of the cylinder engraving since that doesn't show well in the first set of pics.

And as expected, the ratchet and bushing are both blued as they would be from re-bluing after the engraving was done.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

I note the aluminum XR3-RED grip frame was refinished, too. Can you tell how this was done?

Beautiful, tasteful work.