Princess Mary 1914 .303 pencil

[Alpha1]

In 1914 Princess Mary donated a cool tin to the troops that contained a .303 pencil.
My main Club works with help for heroes they have a purpose built rehabilitation centre in Catterick Garrison.They asked if we would donate a range day for Auction. The two guys who won the auction are due to join us on the range as guests.
I thought it would be cool if they had something to take away from the day as a reminder of the days event.
So I recreated the .303 pencil and hand made a couple of .308 bullet pens for the guys. I thought they deserved it after paying £1500.00 for the privilege of shooting with us.

This is an original Princess Mary .303 Pencil

This is my version.

A view of my version capped.

[Alpha1]

And the pens handmade by my good self.

[ovenpaa]

Nice work Dave, it looks like you have found your niche in the market.

[Alpha1]

Thanks Ovenpaa. Why this post has been moved to pictures and youtube is beyond me.

[ovenpaa]

No Idea, how did you make the cap for the pencil?

[snayperskaya]

Very nice work, very impressive

[1066]

Excellent job..

[WelshShooter]

They look brilliant, fair play! The 7x57mm Mauser and 6.5x54 Mannlicher are some calibres I recall which had a round nose bullet in them. I think making pens/pencils in those calibres would look really authentic given the round nose of the sleeve you have made.

[TattooedGun]

Lovely work! These look very cool and it's awesome that you've gone above and beyond for these guys that have donated their money to a good cause!

[Chuck]

Nice pens Alpha 1..is that the only style you do?