Sign Your Work?

[jerrywh]

Alost all the colonial gunmakers bought their locks and barrels. Some of them bought the casting also.

 

[matt denison]

In the world of making HC reproductions it is only ethical to leave a mark somewhere on the gun that denotes it as a reproduction. We put our cartouche on the bottom flat out of sight - but it is there for all to see. If a fellow is spending money for a dead nutz copy of an original gun he doesn't want my name plastered on the barrel. Besides, what if I spel it rong or sumptin?
Mtat

 

[talkingamoeba]

I have been wondering this myself. My plan is to put my initials on the barrel in the same location as where the AF is on an original. To paraphrase an earlier funny- just so no one thinks Andrew Fichthorn built it. :rotf:

 

[Twice boom]

I stamp my name, date and location on one of the bottom flats of my gun barrels just to give them a historical perspective for the curious 200 years from now. Wouldn't want one to be mistaken for a crudely built original.

I sign every longbow that leaves my shop. If my gun building skills ever match my bow building skills I will sign my guns visibly for all to see.

I should hope so. I mean, If I though you worthy enough to have you build my gun I should hope you think enough of yourself as a builder to sign it.
I think it adds value to the gun ,not only for the builder but also for the buyer as well. IMO.
Twice.

 

[hoochiepapa]

I just bought a stamp that will be my hallmark. Some day I will make my own.