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Does anyone here make (or know someone who makes) pens out of rifle shell casings?

I'm not looking for one of the ones I can buy online - this is a bit different.

I was in a colleague's office, and I noticed on his shelf he has the folded flag in a presentation case from his father's casket on display. Inside the case was a rifle shell casing, and I asked what is was for. He said it was one of the fired shell casings from his dad's 21-gun salute. He also has the others, and doesn't know what to do with them. He wants to find a way to share with his siblings, but he wants it to be something special.

I suggested getting pens made out of them, and showed him some examples online. He's not a shootist himself, so I offered to do a little investigation for him.

I can look online and start calling companies at random, but I figured I'd reach out here first.
So...is there anyone on this forum with that expertise? Anyone who can craft something nice for him? Or have any of you used a specific company in the past that you can recommend (so I don't have to start at square one in my search)?

Attached are photos of the one casing he has now.

Got mine from RobyWrite AT gmail.com

http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/product/DB001.html

Don't see why you couldn't easily swap over the casings.

There is (or was) a forum member here who made them, but I can't remember who it was......

There are often people at the gun shows that make and sell those, however, I'm not sure I would trust them with something irreplaceable. If it were me I'd check the local woodturning club and see if there's someone there I felt comfortable with. You could probably find someone that might perhaps be able to customize it to your needs/wants.

Gulf Coast Wood Turners Assn. or
Lone Star Wood Turners Assn.

The Annoyed Man wrote:There is (or was) a forum member here who made them, but I can't remember who it was......

That was tateb24: http://www.texaschlforum.com/viewtopic. ... 14&t=56917.

He's still around the Forum, so it might be worth a contact from Vol Texan.

I know a guy in San Angelo who makes these. I have bought several from him and has many different styles (to include American flag). PM me and I will send you his info...