250 Silentiums
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:58 pm
Hi,
Here's a quote from JimF a while back-
"I know what you mean about the SIlentiums though. Repros are available but they don't have that beautiful logo engraved in them."
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I acquired a beat up original silencer and not wanting a repro asked my plating shop to do the best they could-well it turned out rather as expected-dreadful. I then returned the silencer to the plating shop and asked them to completely remove the pitted logo, get everything nice and flat and then triple copper plate the silencer.
That was the easy bit-how to get the original logo engraved? Lots of engravers wouldn't touch the job, but I persevered and found an engraver who was willing to take on the job. To assist him, I sent an original silencer for him to copy along with the copper plated item.
I'm in awe at the skill this guy has, he did all this by hand-simply amazing. His price was beer money as well-
Some pics of the process
He's based here in the UK if anybody is interested let me know.
Here's a quote from JimF a while back-
"I know what you mean about the SIlentiums though. Repros are available but they don't have that beautiful logo engraved in them."
-------
I acquired a beat up original silencer and not wanting a repro asked my plating shop to do the best they could-well it turned out rather as expected-dreadful. I then returned the silencer to the plating shop and asked them to completely remove the pitted logo, get everything nice and flat and then triple copper plate the silencer.
That was the easy bit-how to get the original logo engraved? Lots of engravers wouldn't touch the job, but I persevered and found an engraver who was willing to take on the job. To assist him, I sent an original silencer for him to copy along with the copper plated item.
I'm in awe at the skill this guy has, he did all this by hand-simply amazing. His price was beer money as well-
Some pics of the process
He's based here in the UK if anybody is interested let me know.