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Image you are walking a battlefield from years past, and there in the mud alongside the path you find a crusted brass rifle cartridge.
This was the idea behind this pen.
I took a 30.06 Remington brass cartridge and a Nosler 155gr 308 FMJ copper bullet to create the lower pen body. It was then "fumigated" to age the brass and copper bullet. Dried and cleaned the casing was left unfinished so that it would continue to age and develop a nice patina.
The top barrel is turned from walnut as is the cap that holds a bronze clip. The walnut is finished with our blend of "wood butter" - organic beeswax and walnut oil. The cap too should continue to develop a patina with use.
The pen is presented in a wooden pen box made in the style of the ammunition boxes used prior to WWII. The box is left rough finished with a coat of amber shellac. The pen sits on a bed of natural excelsior.
Thanks for looking
Mike
This was the idea behind this pen.
I took a 30.06 Remington brass cartridge and a Nosler 155gr 308 FMJ copper bullet to create the lower pen body. It was then "fumigated" to age the brass and copper bullet. Dried and cleaned the casing was left unfinished so that it would continue to age and develop a nice patina.
The top barrel is turned from walnut as is the cap that holds a bronze clip. The walnut is finished with our blend of "wood butter" - organic beeswax and walnut oil. The cap too should continue to develop a patina with use.
The pen is presented in a wooden pen box made in the style of the ammunition boxes used prior to WWII. The box is left rough finished with a coat of amber shellac. The pen sits on a bed of natural excelsior.
Thanks for looking
Mike