silicosys4
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Hello, hoping somebody has some information about these engravings.
I have this 586-2 that came with some sort of factory laser engravings that, while cosmetically challenged imo, is kind of interesting.
At least I assume they are factory engravings, because I have seen almost the exact same pattern with the arrow and scrollwork on three other 6 inch 586-2's online.
However, nobody seems to know the origin of the pattern. One person did mention that the arrow engraving was on run of 586's ordered by a distributor some time in the 1980's and is part of their logo, but I don't know how accurate that info is.
Has anyone seen the S&W factory laser engraving design catalog and remember seeing this design as a factory option?
Or does anybody remember the arrow logo from a distributor from that time period?
I guess my next step is a factory letter from S&W if I can't find some info on the origin of this design. I would like to see if this is just part of a generic catalog design option somebody picked out, or part of a special order run to a distributor... and who that distributor might be. My S&W book doesn't mention any engraved distributor runs, so I don't know how much help a letter would be.
Thanks all.
I have this 586-2 that came with some sort of factory laser engravings that, while cosmetically challenged imo, is kind of interesting.
At least I assume they are factory engravings, because I have seen almost the exact same pattern with the arrow and scrollwork on three other 6 inch 586-2's online.
However, nobody seems to know the origin of the pattern. One person did mention that the arrow engraving was on run of 586's ordered by a distributor some time in the 1980's and is part of their logo, but I don't know how accurate that info is.
Has anyone seen the S&W factory laser engraving design catalog and remember seeing this design as a factory option?
Or does anybody remember the arrow logo from a distributor from that time period?
I guess my next step is a factory letter from S&W if I can't find some info on the origin of this design. I would like to see if this is just part of a generic catalog design option somebody picked out, or part of a special order run to a distributor... and who that distributor might be. My S&W book doesn't mention any engraved distributor runs, so I don't know how much help a letter would be.
Thanks all.
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