The work of Sig's master engravers

Merad · July 13, 2013, 04:36 PM

http://www.guns.com/2013/06/28/the-a...ravers-photos/

I'm usually not a huge fan of putting a lot of effort into making guns look fancy, but those are just incredible.

Dixie Gunsmithing · July 13, 2013, 06:59 PM

I think I like like "The SIG Sauer Alexander the Great", the best, as the Egyptian motif, with the eye of Osiris didn't sit well with me. One could almost tell that oil money purchased it, though, too gaudy.

treg · July 13, 2013, 10:42 PM

The "Barracuda" is a neat piece.

It takes engraving out of the scrolly / motify groove.

Sixer · July 13, 2013, 11:21 PM

Amazing work!

Kreyzhorse · July 14, 2013, 07:59 AM

The Egyptian gun was a motif that you would never expect to see on a gun. Ugly, but it was original and cool at the same time.

The barracuda was actually very cool.

Tactical Jackalope · July 14, 2013, 08:19 AM

Not going to lie. A part of me just melted looking at those. Thank you for sharing.

FineUpstanding · July 14, 2013, 08:40 AM

I admire the amazing craftsmanship in all of them, but to me the only piece that didn't look like random graffiti was the Barracuda and maybe the Alexander the Great. Thanks for the post.

dave9969 · July 14, 2013, 10:30 AM

while I admit they are nice looking guns
they are like the cars that cost a million dollars
whats the point? you can not drive them
you can not shoot these, the minute you do they are worthless
as any collector will want them new in box, like a toy from the 1950's unloved an never played with
I love my guns an play with them often!

dajowi · July 15, 2013, 10:52 AM

Amazing? Maybe. Garish? Definitely. The Sig would have looked better had it been left stock.

SoilworK777 · July 15, 2013, 12:43 PM

On the last 2 pictures of the barracuda, it looks like there is a seam line running down the back of the grip/frame.

Why would that be? I wonder if you can buy the grips already molded like that. That might look slick if they were black on black.

wpsdlrg · July 15, 2013, 05:59 PM

YUCK. Nothing else for me to say.....

kennethlee · July 15, 2013, 08:14 PM

Thanks for sharing this. I really like the Barracuda.

TennJed · July 15, 2013, 11:06 PM

I little too over the top for me (I especially do not like the gold) but it does take a lot of skill to do that. The Egyptian one would be really nice without the gold

kcub · July 16, 2013, 08:06 AM

I really like them. Reminds me of the Browning HP Renaissance.

Walt Sherrill · July 16, 2013, 08:28 AM

Quote:

On the last 2 pictures of the barracuda, it looks like there is a seam line running down the back of the grip/frame.

I think you're looking at the seam between grip halves, not the frame -- as they wrap around like that. (They sure got the grip color to match the frame well.)

The "King Tut"/Egyptian motif gun is the closest I've come to seeing a SIG "pimp gun." Without the gold flashes it would have been tolerable, maybe even a great example of a gun engraver's art -- but with the gold flourishes, it just looks like conspicuous consumption to me.

Yung.gunr · July 16, 2013, 10:48 PM

I really like engraved guns. My wife LOVES them and would probably sell one of my kidneys to get a nice engraved revolver.

I HATE the gold accents though. YUCK!

Skans · July 17, 2013, 07:30 AM

The work is amazing; however I'm not a big fan of any of the themes. I do especially like the deep relief work on the Egyptian.

Patriot86 · July 17, 2013, 07:44 AM

I like the "Viking" better myself

http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...ge/viking.html

Would be really cool with a threaded barrel and a matching can given the height of the sights.

The German division of SIG does some outstanding custom work though.

http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...leonidas.html#

This one puts all those other "Molon Labe' type edition guns to shame

I wish they would bring some of them over here to the states.

KyJim · July 19, 2013, 08:41 PM

With all that fancy engraving, you would think they could checker the forestrap without overruns. Just sayin' . . .

BornToLooze · July 19, 2013, 10:26 PM

Out of all of them this was the only one I really liked

http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...stige/tyr.html

And this one I can't believe someone actually did that to a Sig
http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...e/samurai.html

Stoney · July 20, 2013, 10:38 AM

Hey Yung.gunr I 'm a big fan of engraved revolvers too. Here are a couple
of mine.

deepcreek · July 20, 2013, 10:51 AM

Worthy of a Latino drug lord.

Bill DeShivs · July 20, 2013, 01:17 PM

Guns have been a primary canvas for embellishment since their inception.
I find it very humorous that those who can't seem to grasp the concept of engraving guns, have no problem spray-painting theirs and adding pieces of inner tube to the grip-and calling it "customizing."

wpsdlrg · July 20, 2013, 01:58 PM

Well, you certainly have a point, Bill. Except that many of us don't do that (spray paint, etc., etc.), either.

I'm just not cool enough for a pimp daddy gun....make mine plain and functional please.

Walt Sherrill · July 20, 2013, 09:53 PM

I wouldn't spend a small fortune on a Picasso or Monet painting, but understand why some people do -- and it's not always just as an investment.

I suspect that guns engraved by master engravers can be "art for the sake of art," too, and have seen some that really appealed to me. But, t some of the guns (like the King Tut) remind me a bit of those paintings of "big-eyed" kids, photographs of dogs smoking pipes and wearing sunglasses, or Elvis on black velvet... Interesting, but not in my house.

July 13, 2013, 04:36 PM	#1
Merad Senior Member Join Date: October 5, 2011 Posts: 350	The work of Sig's master engravers http://www.guns.com/2013/06/28/the-a...ravers-photos/ I'm usually not a huge fan of putting a lot of effort into making guns look fancy, but those are just incredible.

July 13, 2013, 10:42 PM	#3
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 1,102	The "Barracuda" is a neat piece. It takes engraving out of the scrolly / motify groove. __________________ .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.

July 13, 2013, 11:21 PM	#4
Sixer Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,891	Amazing work! __________________ Hopp Custom Leather <------ click for HOLSTER awesomeness!! -There is no theory of evolution... Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.

July 14, 2013, 07:59 AM	#5
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	The Egyptian gun was a motif that you would never expect to see on a gun. Ugly, but it was original and cool at the same time. The barracuda was actually very cool. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

July 14, 2013, 08:19 AM	#6
Tactical Jackalope Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 6,429	The work of Sig's master engravers Not going to lie. A part of me just melted looking at those. Thank you for sharing.

July 13, 2013, 06:59 PM	#2
Dixie Gunsmithing Moderator Emeritus Join Date: April 27, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,923	I think I like like "The SIG Sauer Alexander the Great", the best, as the Egyptian motif, with the eye of Osiris didn't sit well with me. One could almost tell that oil money purchased it, though, too gaudy.

July 14, 2013, 08:40 AM	#7
FineUpstanding Member Join Date: July 12, 2007 Location: PA Posts: 23	I admire the amazing craftsmanship in all of them, but to me the only piece that didn't look like random graffiti was the Barracuda and maybe the Alexander the Great. Thanks for the post. __________________ M&P 9, 9 Pro CORE, Steyr S9A1, L9A1, Kahr PM9, Beretta 84F, PK380, Buckmark UDX Plus, 5.5" slabside

July 14, 2013, 10:30 AM	#8
dave9969 Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2012 Location: South Florida Posts: 199	while I admit they are nice looking guns they are like the cars that cost a million dollars whats the point? you can not drive them you can not shoot these, the minute you do they are worthless as any collector will want them new in box, like a toy from the 1950's unloved an never played with I love my guns an play with them often!

July 15, 2013, 10:52 AM	#9
dajowi Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Posts: 1,196	Amazing? Maybe. Garish? Definitely. The Sig would have looked better had it been left stock.

July 15, 2013, 12:43 PM	#10
SoilworK777 Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 247	On the last 2 pictures of the barracuda, it looks like there is a seam line running down the back of the grip/frame. Why would that be? I wonder if you can buy the grips already molded like that. That might look slick if they were black on black.

July 15, 2013, 05:59 PM	#11
wpsdlrg Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2009 Posts: 826	YUCK. Nothing else for me to say.....

July 15, 2013, 08:14 PM	#12
kennethlee Member Join Date: December 17, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 55	Thanks for sharing this. I really like the Barracuda. __________________ You become what you practice.

July 15, 2013, 11:06 PM	#13
TennJed Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1,536	I little too over the top for me (I especially do not like the gold) but it does take a lot of skill to do that. The Egyptian one would be really nice without the gold __________________ Find out just how tall I am By jumping in the middle of a river

July 16, 2013, 08:06 AM	#14
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 3,318	I really like them. Reminds me of the Browning HP Renaissance.

July 16, 2013, 10:48 PM	#16
Yung.gunr Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2010 Location: Phoenix area Posts: 1,442	I really like engraved guns. My wife LOVES them and would probably sell one of my kidneys to get a nice engraved revolver. I HATE the gold accents though. YUCK!

July 17, 2013, 07:30 AM	#17
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	The work is amazing; however I'm not a big fan of any of the themes. I do especially like the deep relief work on the Egyptian.

July 17, 2013, 07:44 AM	#18
Patriot86 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2010 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,293	I like the "Viking" better myself http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...ge/viking.html Would be really cool with a threaded barrel and a matching can given the height of the sights. The German division of SIG does some outstanding custom work though. http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...leonidas.html# This one puts all those other "Molon Labe' type edition guns to shame I wish they would bring some of them over here to the states. __________________ "....The swords of others will set you your limits".

July 19, 2013, 08:41 PM	#19
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	With all that fancy engraving, you would think they could checker the forestrap without overruns. Just sayin' . . .

July 19, 2013, 10:26 PM	#20
BornToLooze Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 108	Out of all of them this was the only one I really liked http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...stige/tyr.html And this one I can't believe someone actually did that to a Sig http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mast...e/samurai.html

July 20, 2013, 10:38 AM	#21
Stoney Member Join Date: August 28, 2002 Posts: 56	Hey Yung.gunr I 'm a big fan of engraved revolvers too. Here are a couple of mine.

July 20, 2013, 10:51 AM	#22
deepcreek Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 320	Worthy of a Latino drug lord.

July 20, 2013, 01:17 PM	#23
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	Guns have been a primary canvas for embellishment since their inception. I find it very humorous that those who can't seem to grasp the concept of engraving guns, have no problem spray-painting theirs and adding pieces of inner tube to the grip-and calling it "customizing." __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

July 20, 2013, 01:58 PM	#24
wpsdlrg Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2009 Posts: 826	Well, you certainly have a point, Bill. Except that many of us don't do that (spray paint, etc., etc.), either. I'm just not cool enough for a pimp daddy gun....make mine plain and functional please.

July 20, 2013, 09:53 PM	#25
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 6,348	I wouldn't spend a small fortune on a Picasso or Monet painting, but understand why some people do -- and it's not always just as an investment. I suspect that guns engraved by master engravers can be "art for the sake of art," too, and have seen some that really appealed to me. But, t some of the guns (like the King Tut) remind me a bit of those paintings of "big-eyed" kids, photographs of dogs smoking pipes and wearing sunglasses, or Elvis on black velvet... Interesting, but not in my house.