Even if the style isn't to your liking, you can't deny the amount of skill and effort it takes to create something like these guns. That's true for most things, actually. Look at 'modern' art. The common person often can't stand it, but will laud the creations of artists who take the time to create something unique and interesting.
@Caffeinated Wizard IF Patton actually said "I read your books, you glorious bastard.", he was referring to German Field Marshal General Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel aka the Desert Fox. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel
Two gun match idea! Air conditioned range. Shoot from a couch. Enjoy a cigar and a brandy while a servant reloads the pistol, shoot again while a poor person holds the target, then retire to an early dinner. I could really get into this.
+ra30r This match idea is for the..._refined_...classes. Those who are perfectly at ease with a fine pistol, a fine cigar, and a fine drink to steady the hand. It's also the way we drive. Mind you that this is strictly for the _refined_ class of people who have the abundant means to pay off the victims, the courts, and of course the papers.
+ra30r It's a well known fact that the judicial use of spirits will balance the humors in the body as will the healthful use of tobacco, to ease the mind and steady the nerves and hand. A tincture of laudanum for those fevered nights and you are ready for a calming leisurely shoot the very next morning. My phrenologist stands by this as a sound medicinal practice for sound mental hygiene. :)
"It's a nice gun, I'll give you that. But the engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever, unless you were planning to auction it off as a collectors item." Still a complete work of art though. Is that kind of craftmanship still around?
It's when you do a gun like this that the new camera really pays off in spades. I'd be interested to see it if you could put together a hammer price video like you've done in the past on the last couple guns that you've shown from Julia.
The 1860 is most likely a Colt Signature series revolver from the 90s.Colt actually had these made by Uberti and then stamped the Colt name and serial numbers on them.So technically that's a $500 eye-talian revolver with $30,000 worth of engraving on it.That's not too uncommon with art though.The Mona Lisa is painted on to a wooden panel.
+TroopperFoFo yeah one of those Martini action pistols chambered in 8 Kurtz, 7.5 French or some other impractical caliber. Gold plate everything. And add some fake proof marks and write "Brownings patent" 40 times all over it. It'll sell for thousands at Rock Island.
Damn both those pistols are absolutely insane. That second one though is hands down the coolest gun I’ve ever seen. Those wings spread across the barrel is just beautiful lol
Ian I'm the same way with knives. But over the years I've also come to appreciate the workmanship of a beautiful art knife. I think the same can be said here. Dude keep up the awesome work and thanks for the education.
I remember back in the '80s, Llama used to offer a super-fancy inlaid/engraved version of their 1911 clone; I have no idea how many of them they actually sold, but it appeared in Shooter's Bible at least a couple years running. "Gold Damascening", if memory serves. Bling before bling was a word.
Haha, well put. I do think that the concept of the American Eagle gun could be done much better if it was toned down a bit and didn't rely on such a flashy colorscheme as the gun does, in my opinion silver and gold is very hard to pull of without it looking gaudy.
I find art in most firearms. Like the military rifles of WWI and WWII with their blend of iron and wood. Even today's firearms, there's beauty in a Wilson Combat 1911 or a Henry Golden Boy with it's American walnut and brass. I think that's what got me interested in firearms at an early age. My first handgun was a Smith & Wesson model 59 in nickel. I thought it was beautiful.
How to annoy your wife: Buy one of these, acquire Tiffany Bag. Go to wife and say "Look what I got" and pull out bag. When she's all excited, pull out gun. Finally, get the heck out of Dodge before she can take it and beat you with it.
My wife wants a gun of her own each time I buy a gun. Then it is somehow my job to feed them with ammo. It is great to share that with her, but sometimes I wish she would go back to jewelry. It was less expensive.
As a shotgunner, I have a friend that collects very high end engraved guns. Some I just happen to like more than others but all are quite unique. Yes, he does shoot them. Not much these days. but when we were younger.
I don’t understand why people don’t like the reproduction models, I like the original ones as much as the next guy but I also like being able to use them so leaving the rare originals in the safe and shooting the reproductions is just smart if you ask me. Also now they are making repro’s of some of even more hard to find models which gives you a chance to shoot a piece of history without risking an actual historical piece. That newer Colt was a beauty before it got all blinged out but that thing is just absolutely stunning now.
+tisFrancesfault I think these two pistols do a lot to highlight the challenge of design for doing something like engraving a pistol. The first looks like a beautiful complete piece where everything seems to just fit together and look beautiful. As for the second one, well I find that each individual element displays fine craftsmanship and looks good in and of itself, but as a whole? Well honestly it kind of looks like someone slapped some gel stickers on it or something and called it a day.
Oh man. Oh... Lovely. Not a big fan of the first ones grip, but otherwise beautiful. I tend to like wood grips, plus it doesn't seem that comfortable. Though i understand it's more for display than shooting, i could never own a gun that beautiful and not take it with me to the range. But then again I'm in Britain, so I'll probably never be able to own a nice revolver. Maybe one day I'll get a custom air gun version.
But I thought the Glove thing is to protect the gun from the salt and acid on your skin. If I had a $17000 gun, I would wear gloves to protect my investment.
First one is beautiful, at least to my eyes. Second one... I mean, it's an absolutely stunning work, the engraving is just gorgeous, the detailing is just amazing...but I just don't care for the overall aesthetic result. Gotta give it to the artist though, that's a work of art even if I don't like the overall looks (hey, I also don't get Picasso, it might be that I'm just artistically challenged ;)).
I'm all about the bald eagle but I think the cylinder is not a good look. The workmanship of that engraving is exquisite though. Really phenomenal stuff.
Rewatching this I just realized on the 'eagle' colt, there is only one screw visible on the frame. How on earth did they incorporate the other two into the design so seamlessly...?
+zum There are 3D printers that, instead of plastic, use compounds of special resin and metal dust, which looks "metal". I don't see how it would have anything to do with the art of engraving, though, unless you'd want to mass-produce low-quality guns even gaudier than these two...
These are both black powder aren't they? At least that 2nd one which is still cap-and-ball. You'd NEVER fire these then, you'd get every single crease filled with soot from the first shot.
i mean i can respect the workmanship that went into the American Eagle Colt, but it has to be one of the gaudiest and ostentatious pistols I've ever seen before
I really liked the engraving that was done to the H&H 4-gauge guns, it was subtle... but these guns are just gaudy. The most "art" thing about guns is their overall design. Just look at the Savage 1907 or Mauser HSc, just beautiful handguns.
I totally agree. Even though I don't care for the decorations and I think that good engineering is an art form by itself, those 4-bore shotguns were, in one word, GORGEOUS. Almost all seemed to be tastefully hand-crafted masterpieces... these handguns, on the other hand, are too "baroque" for me, and of 0 worth when it comes to the mechanics. But I still appreciate Ian bringing into our attention stuff we're not familiar with :)
...."The front sight is a fricking feather" ...LOL
he said freaking not fricking.
@@MrHandy1 freaggin
@@MrHandy1 friggin
Even if the style isn't to your liking, you can't deny the amount of skill and effort it takes to create something like these guns. That's true for most things, actually. Look at 'modern' art. The common person often can't stand it, but will laud the creations of artists who take the time to create something unique and interesting.
Beautiful if you could say that about a machine that's designed to take things lives and poke holes and stuff
Legends say that whoever dual-wields these pistols will be crowned King of the Border.
or King of the Borderlands.
@Caffeinated Wizard Interesting that you'd mention Patton right after I mentioned Borderlands.
@Caffeinated Wizard Oh. I'll need to research that. I was thinking of the Unique Atlas revolver from Borderlands 1 that's called "Patton."
@Caffeinated Wizard Did he really shoot at a plane with a revolver like in the movie?
@Caffeinated Wizard
IF Patton actually said "I read your books, you glorious bastard.", he was referring to German Field Marshal General Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel aka the Desert Fox.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel
Two gun match idea!
Air conditioned range. Shoot from a couch. Enjoy a cigar and a brandy while a servant reloads the pistol, shoot again while a poor person holds the target, then retire to an early dinner.
I could really get into this.
+ravenslaves dont know how about your country, but we here can not do alco and pew pew at the same time.
shoot first, drink later.
+ra30r This match idea is for the..._refined_...classes. Those who are perfectly at ease with a fine pistol, a fine cigar, and a fine drink to steady the hand. It's also the way we drive. Mind you that this is strictly for the _refined_ class of people who have the abundant means to pay off the victims, the courts, and of course the papers.
***** you need a drink to steady your hands? parkinson or epileptic? xD
+ra30r It's a well known fact that the judicial use of spirits will balance the humors in the body as will the healthful use of tobacco, to ease the mind and steady the nerves and hand. A tincture of laudanum for those fevered nights and you are ready for a calming leisurely shoot the very next morning. My phrenologist stands by this as a sound medicinal practice for sound mental hygiene. :)
+ravenslaves don't think the other people "quite" get it, obviously unrefined toughs!
"It's a nice gun, I'll give you that. But the engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever, unless you were planning to auction it off as a collectors item."
Still a complete work of art though. Is that kind of craftmanship still around?
you, I like you and your wonderful reference.
"That's it! That's the stance!"
~ 🔫🐯
Twelve shots. This time, I've got twelve shots.
+Tanker'schreck you're pretty good!
Went searching for this reference in the comments, wasn't disappointed
After the auction, you should share how much the guns go for. Especially the Americam Eagle. Absolutely beautiful gun.
+Sam Hicks I will.
+Forgotten Weapons Thank you, I will look foward to that !!!
+Forgotten Weapons Looking forward to seeing the price on the American eagle! This is Art that can save your life...a Picasso won't do that.
+Damian Grouse Hmmmm a picasso proberbly will take care of a bit more medical bills though
+Jeff Windle The painter that cut off his ear was Van Gogh...
It's when you do a gun like this that the new camera really pays off in spades. I'd be interested to see it if you could put together a hammer price video like you've done in the past on the last couple guns that you've shown from Julia.
+Andrew B Yup, I will do one after the auction.
The 1860 is most likely a Colt Signature series revolver from the 90s.Colt actually had these made by Uberti and then stamped the Colt name and serial numbers on them.So technically that's a $500 eye-talian revolver with $30,000 worth of engraving on it.That's not too uncommon with art though.The Mona Lisa is painted on to a wooden panel.
Do they do all knids of guns? I want a tiffany Hi-Point. For Science.
+DaSpineLessFish Tiffany Nagant revolver
+MsF4ucorsair I'm sure they'll do it as long as you've got the money to spend
+Hughes Enterprises A Tiffany khyber pass.
+TroopperFoFo yeah one of those Martini action pistols chambered in 8 Kurtz, 7.5 French or some other impractical caliber. Gold plate everything. And add some fake proof marks and write "Brownings patent" 40 times all over it. It'll sell for thousands at Rock Island.
MsF4ucorsair I almost shat myself laughing
Damn both those pistols are absolutely insane. That second one though is hands down the coolest gun I’ve ever seen. Those wings spread across the barrel is just beautiful lol
Ian I'm the same way with knives. But over the years I've also come to appreciate the workmanship of a beautiful art knife. I think the same can be said here. Dude keep up the awesome work and thanks for the education.
The second one is screaming at me its say 'MURICA FUCK YEAH!!!
May it always be so.
That American Eagle engraved revolver is a beauty! 😍😍😍
I have never felt such freedom before.
Tiffany silver grips are always incredible.. and vary a lot in style
I remember back in the '80s, Llama used to offer a super-fancy inlaid/engraved version of their 1911 clone; I have no idea how many of them they actually sold, but it appeared in Shooter's Bible at least a couple years running. "Gold Damascening", if memory serves. Bling before bling was a word.
Wow the one by bourbon is absolutely beautiful
Old vid I know, but that USA Eagle revolver is downright beautiful.
The saying "money can't buy good taste" comes to mind.
Haha, well put. I do think that the concept of the American Eagle gun could be done much better if it was toned down a bit and didn't rely on such a flashy colorscheme as the gun does, in my opinion silver and gold is very hard to pull of without it looking gaudy.
It does buy taste- when you buy Tiffany.
@@jameshay7247 and Faberge bullets...
I like "bling-y" guns myself.
Straight up. Nothing like popping someone's ass with a pretty shiny six-gun.....
These are very very beautiful, lovely an nice Revolvers sir thanks for your all videos
The second one reminds me of the "Maria" Browning Hi-Power from Fallout: New Vegas.
AldanFerrox more like lucky from new Vegas
Tiffany Colt's, Built for combat.
The one with the Eagle design should've been called the Freedom fire.
That is just, beautiful.
Art indeed, classic, interesting and worth a second look indeed!
Amazingly Lovely Craftsmanship!
I find art in most firearms. Like the military rifles of WWI and WWII with their blend of iron and wood. Even today's firearms, there's beauty in a Wilson Combat 1911 or a Henry Golden Boy with it's American walnut and brass. I think that's what got me interested in firearms at an early age. My first handgun was a Smith & Wesson model 59 in nickel. I thought it was beautiful.
You won't go to the range with these gun's!
This is a piece of art!
I actually prefered the more subtle Nimschke Cartridge Conversion that didn't sell so hey I get a shot at it :)
That was actually gorgeous. Not often I think of firearms as art prices but wow! Stunning.
Fantastic artwork
How to annoy your wife: Buy one of these, acquire Tiffany Bag. Go to wife and say "Look what I got" and pull out bag. When she's all excited, pull out gun. Finally, get the heck out of Dodge before she can take it and beat you with it.
Two very beautiful pieces. Would love to have an Engraved Firearm one day
Really fancy but I really like it, thanks for sharing
That American eagle was the most beautiful gun I have ever seen
Amazing craftmanship, the eagle one looks like a handgun Motley Crue would really like to shoot on stage back in the 80s
Beretta also makes exquisitely engraved firearms.
That eagle is the tackiest thing I've ever seen.
I love it.
That Eagle makes me want to invade a small nation for oil.
My wife wants a gun of her own each time I buy a gun. Then it is somehow my job to feed them with ammo. It is great to share that with her, but sometimes I wish she would go back to jewelry. It was less expensive.
I envy your predicament!
The first revolver reminds me of the famous Lagrese revolver from 1866, the second one could be a legendary Jakobs revolver from Borderlands 2. ^^
I saw some Tiffany guns in the Tower of London.
Your channel rocks. The one on damascene got me hooked.
So beautiful.
Someone get Matt from Demolition Ranch here. He is going to love these for his wife
Very nice! I've always wanted a highly engraved PPK myself.
It would be cool to have a Tiffany Luger or C96 if they made/designed one
As a shotgunner, I have a friend that collects very high end engraved guns. Some I just happen to like more than others but all are quite unique. Yes, he does shoot them. Not much these days. but when we were younger.
I don’t understand why people don’t like the reproduction models, I like the original ones as much as the next guy but I also like being able to use them so leaving the rare originals in the safe and shooting the reproductions is just smart if you ask me. Also now they are making repro’s of some of even more hard to find models which gives you a chance to shoot a piece of history without risking an actual historical piece. That newer Colt was a beauty before it got all blinged out but that thing is just absolutely stunning now.
I think the correct name for the bottom of that grip would be pommel
engraved guns are always so astonishingly beautiful
@ tiffany's you not only can get breakfast, but... good show...
I find the second one rather crass. however, engraved pistols, in the style of the first I find most wonderful.
+tisFrancesfault I think these two pistols do a lot to highlight the challenge of design for doing something like engraving a pistol. The first looks like a beautiful complete piece where everything seems to just fit together and look beautiful. As for the second one, well I find that each individual element displays fine craftsmanship and looks good in and of itself, but as a whole? Well honestly it kind of looks like someone slapped some gel stickers on it or something and called it a day.
@@RealLuckless The unlucky engraver probably was given a design and had to work within it, rather than doing it his own way.
Very nice. I consider H&H and Purdey shotguns to be real works of art the attention to detail is unbelivable.
It's the Emperor's revolver. That thing shoots out warp-bullets and scares of daemons.
Thank you for sharing
The second gun at first glance looks like the hand cannon from Bioshock infinite burial at sea!
I can already see the mass of zeroes these things will produce.
That 1860 looks straight out of bioshock
Beautiful pieces!
hah, this feels over the top. Great craftsmanship, though.
I feel like I much prefer the plain guns.
That is lucky, because you couldn't afford it anyway.
“She went to Barret” 🤯
The second one looked really ood and looked more comfortable if ou were to shoot with it.:) Great video as always.:D
That American eagle pistol is breathtaking. One of the most beautiful pistols I've seen. Thanks Ian.
the American Eagle one is beautiful. A piece of art for sure.
Cheap carnival toy !
the American Eagle looks and sounds like a destiny exotic
Oh man. Oh... Lovely. Not a big fan of the first ones grip, but otherwise beautiful. I tend to like wood grips, plus it doesn't seem that comfortable. Though i understand it's more for display than shooting, i could never own a gun that beautiful and not take it with me to the range. But then again I'm in Britain, so I'll probably never be able to own a nice revolver. Maybe one day I'll get a custom air gun version.
buy percussion cap black powder.
i've been heavily tempted for years to get a 1851 colt navy by uberti
Reminds me of those crappy tshirts.
"Rock, flag, and eagle!"
No glove equals true firearm love. Plus one respect to Ian
But I thought the Glove thing is to protect the gun from the salt and acid on your skin. If I had a $17000 gun, I would wear gloves to protect my investment.
You know my fetish. Find me a Tiffany pinfire. (lol?)
+Rl Badger Not Tiffany, but...
www.rockislandauction.com/photos/67/p_ads/p_standard/WEB-PREVIEW-67-001-44.jpg
You rule! Thank You.
+Forgotten Weapons That is freakin CRAZY! :)))
Ian went a little over board with that one.
Rl Badger You know you want it.. ;)
First one is beautiful, at least to my eyes.
Second one... I mean, it's an absolutely stunning work, the engraving is just gorgeous, the detailing is just amazing...but I just don't care for the overall aesthetic result. Gotta give it to the artist though, that's a work of art even if I don't like the overall looks (hey, I also don't get Picasso, it might be that I'm just artistically challenged ;)).
I'm all about the bald eagle but I think the cylinder is not a good look. The workmanship of that engraving is exquisite though. Really phenomenal stuff.
5:58 "This was manufactured in 1994...but already it's been forgotten so I can do a video about it..."
Like Ian,I too don't care much for stuff like that. But both of those pistols were just beautiful.
Rewatching this I just realized on the 'eagle' colt, there is only one screw visible on the frame. How on earth did they incorporate the other two into the design so seamlessly...?
One of those grip look straight out of W40k. That really show their professional skill as a Master Engraver.
that gun got drip bro
Makes me proud to be an American!
The American Eagle looks like something out of Bioshock Infinite
That's it. I'm getting a matched pair of these instead of wedding rings.
Very impressive.
Let me guess it has a “featherweight” trigger
With 3D printing technology + master engraving being available still, is there anything finer made today?
+zum There are 3D printers that, instead of plastic, use compounds of special resin and metal dust, which looks "metal".
I don't see how it would have anything to do with the art of engraving, though, unless you'd want to mass-produce low-quality guns even gaudier than these two...
+Jason “cyberspace entity” Doe Exactly. I'm not sure what idea this guy has, but 3D printers make pretty low-quality objects,
The only artwork I allow on my walnut pistol grips are the carved marks, and I put them there myself. 😉
Sweater game on point.
I want the murca gun. Bad ass!!!!
Take them to pawn stars and Rick will give you $19.99 for the pair
nice guns .. I have to say that buffalo bills tiffany revolvers are a hell of alot better locking
This is so cool
Percussion colts are art
I love those Tiffany gripped guns.
Is it just me or did the sound keep kind of cutting out?
If gangsta rap wanted to go really old school
I like the second one more. The first one looks too simple for me. Still beautiful though.
I always wanted to have a gun engraved but I end up spending the money on another gun.
These are both black powder aren't they? At least that 2nd one which is still cap-and-ball. You'd NEVER fire these then, you'd get every single crease filled with soot from the first shot.
well yeah, they're intended to be art pieces.
Would you Shoot thouse guns ? Or better yet can they be shot in past or present?
Duas obras de arte preciosas uuaauu.
Great everyday carry gun.
i mean i can respect the workmanship that went into the American Eagle Colt, but it has to be one of the gaudiest and ostentatious pistols I've ever seen before
Hideki Minato that’s the American spirit
Naked Snake would agree with you.
I really liked the engraving that was done to the H&H 4-gauge guns, it was subtle... but these guns are just gaudy.
The most "art" thing about guns is their overall design.
Just look at the Savage 1907 or Mauser HSc, just beautiful handguns.
I totally agree. Even though I don't care for the decorations and I think that good engineering is an art form by itself, those 4-bore shotguns were, in one word, GORGEOUS.
Almost all seemed to be tastefully hand-crafted masterpieces... these handguns, on the other hand, are too "baroque" for me, and of 0 worth when it comes to the mechanics.
But I still appreciate Ian bringing into our attention stuff we're not familiar with :)
When he said "the engravings" i had flashbacks from snake eater ngl