Greenfield area help me out!

[longbow]

What was the name of the gun mfr in the 90's that made custom revolvers. I went to his shop and he was also making kitchen aid mixer parts.

The revolvers were large and he didn't make many at any one time.

 

[Leadeye]

Century Arms, the business moved there from Evansville.

 

[shootersix]

Century Arms, the business moved there from Evansville.

It didn’t move, gene Phelps and earl keller (century manufacturing) had a falling out, gene tried to start a new company making one out of stainless steel, earl continued to make sand cast 45-70 brass frame revolvers in Evansville, after earl passed his wife sold the business, the person who bought the company moved it north and changed the name to “century arms”.

I know two people who own them, one was serial #222, because he loved the 222 caliber (his son owns it now) and the other bought it directly from earl!

Now for a piece of trivia! The serial numbers (on the Evansville made version) were hand engraved by Mike Dubber, one of the best engravers in the world!

https://firearmsengraving.com/

 

[BigMoose]

What was the name of the gun mfr in the 90's that made custom revolvers. I went to his shop and he was also making kitchen aid mixer parts.

The revolvers were large and he didn't make many at any one time.

Ian made a video on them.

 

[snorko]

My uncle, who lived in Chicago, had one. I shot it once...ouch.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Well this is a neat bit of history

 

[2tonic]

The depths of knowledge, of the INGO hive, never cease to amaze me.

 

[HCALREF]

I had one of those, bought used, had little timing problem. Made trip to Greenfield, he retimed gun while I waited. That was a very long time ago. It was a huge revolver and weighed as much as most rifles.

 

[Leadeye]

I have some familiarity with them.

 

[snapping turtle]

I remember the guy he looked like general Custer with the mustache and all.
The engraving guy was a true master and as I remember he must have fell into very troubled waters and did not survive the swim.

 

[shootersix]

I remember the guy he looked like general Custer with the mustache and all.
The engraving guy was a true master and as I remember he must have fell into very troubled waters and did not survive the swim.

If your talking about Mike dubber, he’s still engraving (or was a year or two ago) he’s got an apprentice that’s not to shabby either

I ran into him at a gun show and he was showing off… and I mean showing off! Had a ruger vaquero that belonged in a museum not on a gun show table!

 

[WebSnyper]

If your talking about Mike dubber, he’s still engraving (or was a year or two ago) he’s got an apprentice that’s not to shabby either

I ran into him at a gun show and he was showing off… and I mean showing off! Had a ruger vaquero that belonged in a museum not on a gun show table!

Yep, looks like he still has a website, etc https://firearmsengraving.com/

 

[led4thehed2]

45-70 revolvers?? Wow...and I thought ny Redhawk was a big gun.