Complete Slide Resin Casting
This is a replica resin casting of the Firearms Engravers Guild of America Colt 1911 that I engraved for the 2019 auction. While that gun now resides in a private collection, anyone can own a casting of the original slide.
Resin castings are a fantastic study aid for beginning engravers who are often attempting to learn something they've never seen in real life. Guns like this 1911 are placed in private collections and rarely seen in public again so the novice engraver almost never gets a chance to study the real thing. Photos can only convey so much information. This is as close as it gets to holding the actual engraving in hand.
Not only are castings great study aid but they're a fun way to collect the work of your favorite engravers without having to spend the thousands of dollars it would take to commission an actual engraving.
Due to the way these are produced, there may be some imperfections but the castings are extremely detailed and provide all the depth and detail of the original.
(obviously, gun not included)