Wolf & Skull Engraving
I stopped by to see an old friend, do some catching up. We don't get to see each other very often. His cluttered work space is filled with odds and ends which one day may be useful, in some obscure project wher...
Sleeping Beauty-Remington 742 Woodmaster w/Buck Engraving
"She's been in the closet for years and I don't use it any more, would this be something you'd be interested in?" he asked as he entered my shop with this "Sleeping Beauty" in his hands.
Every once in a whil...
Browning Citori
Lots of memories in this old house. Happy times and some, not so happy. He's over 80 now and these cherished memories should be passed down to the kids. He runs his hands over the Browning Citori and thinks of ...
Smith & Wesson Off Duty Carry Gun
This engraving I did for a customer friend of mine who is a retired Topeka policeman. This was his off-duty carry gun while he was on the force and he is never getting rid of it. He always wanted a gun engraved...
Colt Gold Cup Trophy Model 1911
This is a Colt Gold Cup Trophy Model 1911 and the customer had seen one of my guns at a gun show and then they showed up out of the blue with the Colt and wanted to know if I could engrave it.
He wanted some...
Ruger Blackhawk Convertible
This is another one of those guns you start out doing just a little bit of engraving and you just can’t stop! The customer originally wanted me to engrave the calibers on the cylinders. It is a Black Hawk Conve...
Ruger SR 1911 Memorial
This is a Ruger SR 1911 I engraved for a customer as a memorial for their daughter who had passed away. He started off just wanting a little bit of engraving on the slide. I did that, he picked it up, loved it,...
Henry Golden Boy Squirrel Rifle
This is a Henry Golden Boy rifle I got from a customer who had won it in a raffle. He wanted to sell it but wanted me to engrave it first. I had talked to him once and said, “If you sell that to me, I’m going t...