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Originally Posted by charles starks
it was kinda a way of saying who you were and a way of getting noticed . Thus when the wealthy faced a decline , the works became more simple
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BUT, HAS THE WEALTHY EVER REALLY FACED A DECLINE ??? IMHO - no.
Here is Colt revolver (ca 1862)
Here is a Colt revolver
100 years later(ca.1960s)
Kind of reminds me of those old flintlocks etc.
BTW the engraving was done by Colt (I beieve) & the stocks by Tiffany
If you have a copy of "Steel Canvas" by R.L.Wilson, you will find many more like this PLUS those done for S&W by Tiffanny.
Also in there is a knife that I would swear dates from 1500s except the heavely engraved blade is a "bowie"
Puffer