This chess set available from Olde World Collectables and Creations is made from red oak with two brass carrying handles, and uses spent .223 cartridges for the pieces; one side uses brass casings and the other uses steel casings. The pieces are detailed using a combination of cutting, curling, and wood burning and are also clear coated. Additionally, the company can and will make any customer a custom set in any cartridge they request.
A guy at STS in Virginia Beach makes one of these from .50 BMG rounds. We have one in the lounge of the Pro Shop and it’s an eye-catcher for sure!
Chess always is one such game which we all love to play. It never bores us
[…] pieces of this set by Chessammo, rather than formed from spend casings, are molded from solid brass and aluminum into models of calibers of ammunition: 9mm for Pawn, .50 […]
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