Dense scrollwork wraps nearly every inch of this Colt revolver. The cylinder flutes, the frame and the side plate are all covered in tight, curling scrolls, and after engraving, Tom repolished the metal so it shines like a mirror. Polishing after engraving is what gives this revolver its depth. The flat areas reflect light brightly,…
This revolver meant a lot to its owner, and it came in rusted. Tom cleaned off all the rust but found pitting underneath, so he went for the full treatment to cover it. First came scroll engraving across the frame, which breaks up the surface and hides the worst of the pitting. Then a bronze-toned…
The Golden Dragon 1911 is one of the most ornate pistols in our portfolio. The slide and frame were engraved with a dragon theme from end to end, then gold plated, so the entire gun gleams. Tom admitted the photos “do it no justice at all.” The dragon’s scales and coils run along the slide,…
“Love doing these wild Kryptek color combos, they always turn out so good,” Tom wrote about this rifle, and this green version shows why. The pattern covers the handguard and receiver in layered, scale-shaped cells of greens and darker tones. Kryptek patterns are built in layers: a base color, then mid tones, then the dark…
Dueling Wildcats vs. Buckeyes: you choose. This post pairs two pistols, one decked out in Ohio State’s scarlet, white and grey, the other in Kentucky’s blue and white. The two guns sit side by side on a parts diagram mat, and the color blocking on each is clean: the red pistol uses grey and white…
“Hole punches in a very familiar yellow color,” Tom wrote, and anyone who owns power tools will recognize the shade. This AR is finished in bright tool-brand yellow with black hardware and accents. The receiver, handguard and other parts glow yellow, while the pins, controls and small parts stay black, the same high-contrast combo you’d…
Tom was “loving this awesome camo experience from the movie Red Dawn,” and this set of parts shows what he meant. Rifle components and bipods are laid out together, all wearing a green camo with white and black splotches. The pattern is the bold, blotchy style that feels pulled from a 1980s movie set. Big…
The Outlaw and The Hillbilly is a political statement in steel. This AR-15 upper and lower carry an American flag theme, with laser-engraved artwork of two figures worked into the design. Tom’s caption pointed to Trump and Vance: “Even though the world sees them as the Outlaw and the Hillbilly,” he wrote, maybe folks “shouldn’t…
Tom called it “a sweet cheetah print on this glitter bomb 365,” and that’s the twist. This Sig P365 pairs a pink-and-black animal-print frame with a dark slide that sparkles under the light. The spots on the frame are irregular and layered the way real cheetah and leopard rosettes are, with darker rims around lighter…
This pump shotgun is dressed head to toe like a Milwaukee power tool: bold red, black accents and white branding along the receiver and stock. Tom was clearly happy with it, writing that the “Milwaukee style artwork turned out beautiful.” The red is vivid and even, the black sections break the gun up into the…