Inlay gold coin in stock-Tacky or Classy

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I dont know about Gold, but I know british soldiers would put penny's, with the queens head face up, inlaid in the butt stocks of lee enfields for good luck.
 
My dad has a SA Colt with small gold Mexican coins and gold bull horns and ruby red eyes made from some kind of shell. They look plenty tacky but back in the 20's they must have been the cats meow.
 
IMHO it depends on what coin you're using and what gun you're putting them on.
 
This is a 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' thing.

I vote no, but I have seen some expensive guns with such.
 
Another no vote. I hate to find a really nice classic gun that someone has "customized" in such a way that they have ruined its collector value or done something that is just too personal for others to want. Kinda like refinishing an AR in pink Durakote.:barf:.
 
I vote tacky, but you have to take it in the context of I don't like engraving, gold inlaying, or anything like that on a gun.

A deep, glossy blue, beautiful, polished wood, and the occasional small manufacturer's medallion are about as "fancy" as I ever care to see on a gun.
 
My Grandpa-in-Law(?) left me a sporterized Enfield and a Silver Dollar, I inlaid the silver dollar in the stock. I don't care if some internet fashion consultant thinks it's tacky.
 
Sounds like a waste of gold, to me. That crap is up to over $1,100 an ounce, meaning the smallest size of Eagle is worth over $110!
 
It is your gun and your gold coin. Screw what anybody else thinks. If it pleases you, that is all that is necessary. Bear in mind that the past couple of generations have proved beyond a doubt that they have no taste. Otherwise, how do you account for the wide popularity of rap and hip-hop, baggy pants, oversize tops, ball caps worn sideways, tatoos that cover 20 percent of total skin surface, piercings, and painted gun finishes. So, just as nobody should give a flip what I think, you shouldn't give a flip what the forum thinks. Go for it if you like the idea.
 
I think, if done well, it could look really nice. It's a breath of fresh air to see some truly customized stuff at the range instead of the typical ar with cheap plastic hanging off the rails.
 
inlay...

It's not a gold coin but it is gold and it's inlaid in a gun stock. It was done as a presentation piece.

My son graduated from the police academy the same year I retired from the PD ('95) so, for his academy graduation present, I cased two unfired S&W's that were factory engraved with the PD name and logo. I also had a 14K replica of his badge inlaid in the pao ferro stock of one gun, included my uniform coat badge, and had a dated presentation plaque engraved for the top of the case.

He's never carried the gun but, even if he had, it wouldn't look bad but this was more for sentiment that decoration. The guns are S&W 9mm models 5946 & 3953. Not a great photo of it but you get the idea.

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I think such an addition would look better if it were symmetrical, i.e., inlay an identical coin into both sides of the stock, near the butt where your cheek will not contact it while shooting.
 
Totally up to you. A matter of personal taste. I wouldn't alter a rare or valuable gun but on a gun you use, if you like the idea then do it. You don't have to please anyone other than yourself.

I have a couple of guns that have been personalized. This 1911 has an emblem of my design scrimshawed on the fake ivory stock with a small diamond mounted below it. Sparkles in the sunlight and I like it.


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These are genuine ivory stocks with a Medieval chess piece scrimshawed on the left side.


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Colt Official Police that a previous owner inlaid the stocks with bits of ivory and engraved the date 1937. Pretty ugly but it must have had some meaning to him.


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Someone enlaid an ivory diamond in the stock of this Remington. Again, who knows why?


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There are hundreds/thousands of Winchester lever rifles that came with factory medallions {sp?} set in the stock.

I've seen bunches of WW2 guns with inlays of the owners rank , unit , awards , etc.
Also , AK47s with USSR badges etc. in the stock.

I don't have many { two I think } firearms with inlays ---- IF DONE RIGHT some are both functional and beautiful.
 
Another vote for...

[X] Tacky.


However if it pleases you then by all means -- go for it!
 
My first Daisy BB gun back in the 50's had a "medallion" molded into the stock with the "Outdoor Code" on it.

Is that the same thing? :rolleyes:
 
No.
The value of an unmodified gun will go down.
The value of the gold coin embedded in the stock will go down too.

With very few exceptions, it looks tacky.
Some exceptions include a silver peso "Texas Rangers badge" in Colt SAA or 1911 Grips.
They look classic, because the Rangers really did do that sometimes.

rc
 
Put the coin on the bottom of the pistol grip, it only shows when the gun is in the rack, a touch of class...........

Thanx, Russ
 
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