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After seeing fravak's exellent post on making styrofoam pistols What to do with scrap foam? Make more props!

I got inspired to try it myself. No way I could do that kind of detail work with foam so I decided to go with metal and wood. Here's the result. Best part of it all was it was made from things I already had on hand--all free! The firing mechanisms aren't really accurate, but at a glance in the dark it will do just fine.

I used 1/2 inch plywood cut into a basic pistol shape, an aluminum tube from a broken chair (cut in half to look like it was fit into the wood), and spare pieces of brass and metal I had in a junk pile in the garage. Stain, a little paint, and there you go.

Maybe not so accurate but looks great! Most wouldn't know the difference.

Nice job! An excellent use of scrap materials.

Holy ****! That is awesome! Even in the light, it looks great. And I'm thrilled I inspired you to use up some old scraps!

Nicely done there matey...!!!

That looks great.

Cool, Very Cool. I would like to see another one in a Box, a Dueling Set.

Great job on the pistol !