Engraving on butt plate and trigger guard

[Bassdog1]

I own a really nice 32 caliber TC Seneca that I target shoot and Squirrel hunt a lot with. I would like to find someone to do some engraving on the patch box (squirrel themed) to personalize it a little. Any suggestions does not have to be extremely elaborate but want it to look nice.

 

[SDSmlf]

Something like this.

 

[Bassdog1]

Wow really nice I was thinking of a sitting squirrel on the Patch box and a running squirrel on the trigger guard

 

[davec2]

I did the engraving on those three Senecas as practice when I was starting to engrave. I also did three TC Hawkins....long time ago now...

 

[Bassdog1]

They are amazing. My Seneca 32 is a very special gun to me thats why I would like to give it a little personalization.

 

[davec2]

Here are some better pictures of the engraving.....Without rebuilding the entire stock, there is a limited amount you can do to improve wood to metal fit, etc., but a little engraving never hurts.

 

[davec2]

Some closer pictures .....

 

[Phil Coffins]

Dandy work, do you offer this work for others?

 

[Rod Man]

Very Nice!!!

 

[davec2]

Phil Coffins,
Yes I do some engraving and gun building for others. Several of my other posts on this site show the kind of work I do.

Dave C

 

[Phil Coffins]

Yes, I’ve seen many of your posts and they are uniformly high quality work. For the sake of discussion what would be the price range to do one like the ones shown on this thread? My taste is much more modest but I have little experience with prices for skilled labor. Others could be interested as well and might wonder too.

 

[davec2]

Phil,

It depends a lot on the amount and complexity of the desired engraving but I usually quote by individual parts (i.e. lock, trigger guard, butt plate, thumb piece, etc. Medium level engraving on a trigger guard might run $175. Same for a lock or a cap box like the ones pictured above. A side plate might be $75. A patch box like the one below might run $300 to $400. Of course, simpler is less expensive.

Hope this helps.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Thanks, that’s the first time I have gotten a idea of the prices one might expect. I certainly see the value!

 

[davec2]

That works out to between $18 and $25 an hour for the work.