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Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Friday Question - 04/24/20
This man is connected to Savage Repeating Arms Company.
Who is he?

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Posted By: Whelenman Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
I think it’s Toby! Can’t say for sure!
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Born in Germany.
Spent most of his life in Connecticut. Hartford, New Haven & North Haven.
?????
Posted By: S99VG Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
For a moment I was going to say it was Wild Bill Hickok's addle minded cousin Crazy Chuck Hickup. But in all seriousness I have absolutely no idea who that dapper gentleman is. I bow out but let's keep this going!
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
He was also a huge fan of William Cody (Buffalo Bill).
Can ya tell?...

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Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Originally Posted by Southern_WI_Savage
Born in Germany.
Spent most of his life in Connecticut. Hartford, New Haven & North Haven.
?????

Colt,...
Posted By: Grogel_Deluxe Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Conrad?
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Originally Posted by Southern_WI_Savage
Born in Germany.
Spent most of his life in Connecticut. Hartford, New Haven & North Haven.
?????

Colt, Winchester,...
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Originally Posted by Grogel_Deluxe
Conrad?

Partial answer? Partial credit?
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Originally Posted by Southern_WI_Savage
Born in Germany.
Spent most of his life in Connecticut. Hartford, New Haven & North Haven.
?????

Colt, Winchester & Marlin.
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Originally Posted by Southern_WI_Savage
Originally Posted by Grogel_Deluxe
Conrad?

Partial answer? Partial credit?

Ok, ok, Grogel is on it.
It is Conrad Friedrich Ulrich (1844-1925). Hand engraver and one of the famous Ulrich family of engravers.
While at Marlin he engraved the Savage Model 1895's.
Congrats Gary!

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Posted By: Grogel_Deluxe Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
His third child and namesake married Catherine Eagan. I live in the City of Eagan. Armed with that and the fact that Japanese plums have a longer shelf-life than most European varieties and are thus the most common fresh plum sold commercially, I figured the photo must be Conrad, and assumed Sr. was a given.
Posted By: Loggah Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
Im pretty sure he engraved this model 1881 marlin ,made in 1886.

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Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/24/20
I’ve read he engraved virtually everything at Marlin from 1881-1910.
Posted By: S99VG Re: Friday Question - 04/25/20
I was thinking he might have been some engraver when I first looked at the picture. But then I got off on the Hickock thing. And he does look like Buffalo Bill at a younger age!
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/27/20
Here is an example of Conrad F. Ulrich's.
Winchester 1866 rifle.
One of the more ornate examples he's done.
Sunlight, magnifying lens & hand tools. Pretty amazing.
Last sold for $437K.
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Posted By: Lightfoot Re: Friday Question - 04/27/20
I'm a little shocked by the naked lady image. Just seems out of place on a fine firearm...

Any other guns have anything like that?
Posted By: JeffG Re: Friday Question - 04/27/20
That image is a classical sculpture "modest Venus" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Venus ) , probably expressing the gun owner's solemn modesty...
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/27/20
I'm assuming it was special order for someone, but not sure.

"In his description of this rifle, R.L. Wilson notes that the engraving on this rifle differs dramatically from the typical Winchester scroll and game scene engraving. He states that nude figures are rarely found on engraved arms from the Victorian era. The archways which frame the nudes and the use of geometric borders are also unique."
Posted By: Mesa Re: Friday Question - 04/27/20
Look in the catalog of the National Firearms Museum put out by NRA. Under the Italian-engraved guns. WE use the term "gun porn." THEY make it.
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: Friday Question - 04/27/20
C.F. Ulrich hand engraved some special Marlins as well.
Phoebe Anne Moses' Model 1897 sold for $575K last year.

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