Parker Double Barrel w/ Exposed Hammers

  

They say that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder."  While many people prefer to purchase the "latest and greatest" whatever, others realize the true quality and craftsmanship they desire can only be found in a relic from a different time and/or place.

At MacKool Firearms we take great pride in our work.  We perform museum quality restoration work on both complete and partial antique firearms.

Below is a 17th century Blunderbuss.  The barrel was uncovered in India and later purchased by a man in Pennsylvania.  It was then sent to our shop to recreate a part of history.  It's worth noting that the barrel was encrusted with a cement like substance inside and out when we received it.

While the barrel is original, the remaining pieces were fabricated right here in our shop.  The end result is an authentic recreation  that can be passed on for generations to come.

It's not unusual for us to receive Civil War era firearms in desperate need of being resurrected.   Whether you purchased your antique from a junk dealer, antique store, or dug it out of the ground.  We can bring it back to life.

The pieces below make up the bulk of a Civil War era pistol produced by the Starr Arms Co. of Yonkers, New York.  This revolver is a Model 1858 single action.  This particular one is a Starr Conversion from the 1865 to 1870 time period.  It was sent to us from Florida for restoration.

After a lot of work, some custom fabrication, and many hours, the result is a rare and fully functional revolver.

Where long guns are concerned we can replace the wood to match the shape and contour of what was originally on the firearm.  Here is a before and after photograph of the stock we replaced on a Winchester '94 we've restored.

You can see how scuffed and dinged up the original stock was.  Notice how the shape of the new stock matches that of the original.  The new stock also has the original butt plate on it as well.

Here is another example of our restoration work.  Below is a Winchester 1873 we've resurrected from the dead.  You can see from the before photographs we had our work cut out for us.  That's brown wire wrapped around the stock!!

Here is the finished product complete with new wood.  If we hadn't shown you the before pictures, you would never have guessed that this rifle was once a heap of scrap.

Remember, "one man's junk is another's treasure."  Bring your prized piece in need of care down to the shop and let us look it over.  We'll do any necessary research on your firearm, make sure the job is feasible, and discuss the pros and cons of what you want done so you're aware of all that will be involved.