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03-06-2011, 03:42 PM | #1 |
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Fantasy Unit Armorers Kit
Several months ago I talked to Kris Antczak korona45@yahoo.com about a unit armorers chest. Real ones, if full, cost in the $10,000's of thousands of dollars. I have met a couple of folks who own/owned them and 10k years ago was the amount related to me.
There is a chest in Joop and Don's newest book and this was what got me thinking. But the more I thought about it, I decided I was a pistol guy and so much of an armorers kit was K98's. Which I know nothing about. So, the decision was made to go with pistols. I did not always explain myself well and since we were doing this over the internet, it took a while. There was an incredible amount of detail work involved, routing, hand sanding, finishing and well, more than I expected, but here is the finished work. The props are his, so although primarily a luger project, it will have P38 parts and PPK parts in it. It turned out far cooler than I thought it would !! Ed
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03-06-2011, 04:55 PM | #2 |
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03-06-2011, 05:51 PM | #3 |
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All I have to say is very,very nice.
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03-06-2011, 06:11 PM | #4 |
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WOW. That is impressive. Thank you for sharing.
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I like it I like it!! Bill
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Wow, what skill some folks have!
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and how much will they cost??? really nice....
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03-06-2011, 08:50 PM | #8 |
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A VERY nice bit of woodworking!
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Wow Ed,
That is cool. Very nice work. Ron
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awesome blossom !!! when does production start ? Bill |
03-06-2011, 11:04 PM | #11 |
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Exquisite work, Ed. Very nicely done. Cherry with a hand rubbed tung oil or boiled linseed oil finish?? I like the brass fittings along the edges of the box. Haven't seen those before.
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03-07-2011, 12:15 AM | #12 |
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Doug, the brass was my idea. Kris will make it to your specifications.
Originally i was going to try to have him make me 3 or 4 and sell them, but the cost was a bit high. I decided after seeing it in pictures and talking to him, that there was little profit for me and him by me re-selling. Thus my reason to post here with his email, and if anyone wants a copy or one like it, they can contact Kris. Kris originally was going to make it army green like the originals, but I decided to go a different route. The wood is maple and we went with a slightly reddish shade, he could have made it from almost any type of wood and of course stained it with almost any color. Like I said, you tell him what you want and he'll do it. I am very pleased, and thank you for him. Ed |
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Ed,
I really like it! Well done. Mauro
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03-07-2011, 06:00 AM | #14 |
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That is really nice work.
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Thanks for sharing Ed really neat.
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Very nice! What does it weigh fully outfitted?
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I don't know, I won't see it until November when i am home on vacation from iraq
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That is awesome. |
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VERY VERY NICE Ed!
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Lovely!!!
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