military

- The next generation: Refinishing and repair services for older military weapons from the 1870's up through WWII -

Below: 1879 Springfield Carbine

8-04: Rust damages repaired, barrel exterior slow rust blued, sights, new screws fabricated, sight and screws and nitre blued. Work by by David T. Chicoine

Above: German kar98k Mauser 8mm caliber as rebuilt by Yugoslavia after WWII.

Below: Australian version of the British SMLE .303 caliber No.1 Mk III.

Above: British No. 4 MkI

Stocks and metal arsenal refinished by David T. Chicoine and R. Kathleen Chicoine.

These services include professional, period arsenal type refinishing of wood and metal, using techniques learned from his dad, right here in the shop, and performed using the correct methods for the time period the gun was manufactured. Types of metal finishing offered include military slow rust blue, matted or brushed blue, bright caustic blue, nitre blue, brightened steel, black (oil quench) case hardening and color case hardening. All wood refinishing authentic, as would be done in an arsenal with boiled linseed oil.

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Below: U.S. Model 1884 Trapdoor Springfield 45-70 caliber

We will not be offering cartouche repair or parkerizing services at this time.

above: A horribly rusted, many times reblued WW-1 P-08 German DWM Luger after restoration to some semblance of its original dignity, fitted with Swiss grips, a patridge front sight and windage adjustable rear by David T. Chicoine

For full details on how to legally send your gun in for any of these services and about how to obtain a cost estimate for your gun, please refer to the instructions shown in the Gunsmithing page using the link shown below, and then e-mail us for a shipping address. I cannot give exact cost estimates without seeing your rifle first-hand, however, we may be able to give you a ball-park figure via e-mail if you can send us a detailed description of the rifle and of what you have in mind.