I'm betting that somewhere out there there is an old engraver who could tell you more about the style a detail of the engraving, maybe, and I do mean maybe, who did it. It could be signed by the artist somehow, somewhere on the gun. Examine it closely with a glass.
And I wonder why they modified the rear sight? Then jacked the front sight clear over.
An enigma inside of a riddle...
dju

You don't think the TK (or KT) on the chamber is the engraver???

I can see it's a "U" instead of a "V", but what else is there modified???

I suspect that TK or KT is the client/owner/bill payer, not the craftsman.
Correct, the rear sight has been cut to a U from a V. And the front blade is way to the left. Just seems like there was some "smithing" done somewhere along the line.
My $.02.
dju

beautiful pistol thanks for posting pics

I'm not one for engravings as well but... OMG I love this one. Very nicely done and I would agree it is German engraved by the style.

I wonder if Dieter Marschall would recognize the style of the engraving. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to PPK engravings of the same period.

Thanks for posting

Bob

I'm another who is not normally fond of engraving but that pistol is quite nice and I like that more reserved style of engraving.

Very nice

Thank you for all the replies.

I learned something interesting awhile back. To establish the value for an engraved piece like this, figure out how much it would actually cost to have this engraving done, and add it to the basic value of the pistol. This is, of course, for an insurance value, you are right that there is no way to guess a selling price.

--Dwight