30.06 caliber bullet pen made with red stabilized wood, gold hdwe, real casing

Description

This is hand-turned pen made from a block of a wood burl that was stabilized with red dye in the stabilization process and a genuine 30.06 caliber rifle casing.  This wood has a wild grain pattern to it.  I wish I could find more of this!
This is a one-of-a-kind, beautiful pen and would make a perfect gift for yourself or someone special.
The wood from the pen is sanded to 600 grit then finished with a sanding polish and finally coats of friction polish wax. The hardware is gold colored.
It has a cross-style ink refill.  If you need to replace the refill, simply pull the two halves of the pen apart, unscrew the refill, and replace it.  Refills are available at any office supply store.
This is a once-fired (at least) 30.06 caliber casing.  There is a possibility it may have a bit of burnt gunpowder residue inside the casing so it might set off an alarm at the airport!  Because it is a genuine casing, it will most likely have some nicks or bumps from being ejected from the rifle when it was fired.
I made 2 of these pens, this is the second.
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