Gunmetal Civil War pen with Black and Yellow Dyed Maple order Burl

This attention-getting pen is an excellent gift idea for any Civil War, shooting enthusiast, and more. The twist style pen body is to capture the art and craftsmanship from the civil war era. The beautiful Durable pen has a detailed replica 58 Caliber Minie' ball cap, to the 44 caliber colt army bullet replica on the end, and Also order a replica detailed model 1861 Springfield rifle musket clip gunmetal finish for many years of use. This pen uses a smooth writing Parker style refill that are readily available at most office supply stores. The body is turned from Black and yellow dyed maple burl, then finished with a low gloss wax based finish.

A burl results from a tree undergoing some form of stress such as injury, virus or fungus. Most burls grow beneath the ground, attached to the roots as a type of malignancy that is generally not discovered until the tree dies or falls over. Such burls sometimes appear as groups of bulbous protrusions connected by a system of rope-like roots. Insect infestation and stress or injury are the most common causes of this condition. Burls can vary greatly in color and are rare and harder to work than standard wood, they also contain natural cracks and voids because the grain is so dense.
The wood is then impregnated with colored resin by being placed in a vacuum chamber so the resin will penetrate deep into the wood. After the vacuum process the wood is baked for 1 hour at low heat to cure the resin, this process colors and stabilizes the wood to give you the beautiful colors featured in this pen.


Text engraving can be 1 line in one of the sample fonts in the picture. Please leave a comment in your order of the font name you would like and what you would like the engraving to say. Text will be engraved just as you type it so make sure spelling is correct. Laser engraved and personalized items can not be returned or refunded.