Rifle-based decor

After posting an interior photo of my back yard mancave on another Rifle Country thread last week, I decided I should probably butch things up in there a bit.

Hanging actual working firearms on the walls of an unsecured building in the People's Republic of California -- especially next-door to an elementary school -- is an invitation for a visit by the local SWAT team, so that was out. How I envy you guys with large, secure, dedicated gunrooms!

I considered various other possibilities (military prints, paper firearm models, etc.) before it occurred to me that the guns which give me the greatest pleasure are the ones I actually own, and that next best thing to having them in front of me would be a good photo of same. So I took a couple last night; I had them blown up into 10x30" prints at Sam's Club, adhered them to masonite backing with Mod Podge and then screwed them onto the slanted 'coffers' around the ceiling. I like the effect -- this weekend I'll do the other side.

Varminterror said:

I’m trying to figure out how I want to put together a lamp or some other home/office decor with the spiral fluted barrel from my Seekins Havak with the SilencerCo ASR brake installed. Best idea so far is an upward cone lampshade from the muzzle brake. I think I might turn a large cartridge on my lathe maybe as a scaled 480 Ruger cartridge pen cup or scaled 6 Dasher cookie jar type box to stand beside it on a wooden base. Still brainstorming this one

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I think a 4-5x scaled-up ASR brake, maybe from painted wood, would make an awesome kind of art deco lamp all on its own!

Hookeye said:

I asked the ol lady last week if we should hang four TC Hawkens on the wall.
Don't really MZ hunt anymore.
And they get more expensive every year.

I know where a Cougar is, for sale.
Have the Silver Elite.
Can score a standard Hawken easy enough.
Dunno how many Supremes were made.

Under 2k to have the set.
Of course, I paid $315 for my Silver Elite when new
That helps.

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Perhaps you can come up with a wall display that starts with just one or two, and then you can add to it over time (unless you're just trying to convince the good woman that you need more rifles. . . ).

BTW, have you seen this wall display system?

Other side of the room (sorry about the quality -- too narrow a space here for a clearer photo) :

Rembrandt said:

Hey Stumpy, I'd love to see that Matt Dillon Marshalls Office-study. Post some pics if you get it done.....by the way, hope your screen name doesn't imply you might have a limp like Chester.

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Or Festus -- the neighboring town of Clovis, CA has a statue of Ken Curtis in his Gunsmoke guise, standing guard next to a bank:



Personally I'm a fan of the old half-hour B&W Gunsmoke format, but I liked both Weaver and Curtis about equally as sidekicks.

If you do the Marshall's Office, don't forget that line painted around the brick wall!