This “how-to" guide covers the entire practice of firearms and related styles of engraving. Hard bound, 8-1/2" x 11" format with 196 pages and many photographs and illustrations, this is complete imaginative and detailed introduction of the art of engraving. Aimed at the beginner, it demonstrates the basic techniques and elaborate decoration schemes of advanced design.

Every gun fancier will appreciate the examples illustrated with photography.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

• Introduction
• Foreword
• Chapter 1 Design & Layout
• Chapter 2 Materials
• Chapter 3 Anatomy
• Chapter 4 Lettering
• Chapter 5 The Camera, Another Tool
• Chapter 6 Beginning to Engrave
• Chapter 7 Advanced Engraving
• Chapter 8 The Gravermeister
• Afterword
• Tools, Materials & Supplies
• Index