Gun engraving didn’t start on guns. In Part 2, we follow how Renaissance pattern books influenced early firearm engraving, as scrollwork and classical designs made their way from paper onto steel.

Part 1 of a 5 part series exploring the history and evolution of engraving scrollwork on firearms. In this part we start in 16th Century Europe, and visualize the transition from engraving armor to engraving matchlock and flintlock pistols.