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RESPONSIBILITIES Gunsmiths have many responsiblities:
SPECIALIZATIONS While some gunsmiths are general practitioners in this trade, the more important specializations are: Custom Builder/Designer - Builds guns to customer's specification, from raw materials and shelf parts. Called upon by professional target-shooters to create highly accurate custom rifles. Refinisher - Applies various chemical and heat-treatment processes to the metal parts of guns to develop corrosion-resistance surfaces: Browning , Bluing , Parkerization , and others. Stockmaker - Carves gun stocks from wood. Fits stocks to the metal parts of the gun (receiver and barrel), as well as to customer's body. Sanding, staining, oiling, and lacquering may be used to finish the wood surface. Checkerer - Uses checkering tools to create an ornate pattern of small raised diamonds in the wood surfaces which are to be gripped. This specialization is frequently combined with that of the Stocker. Gun Engraver - Uses hand-gravers or die-sinker's chisels to cut designs or pictures into the metal surfaces of the gun, usually limited to the receiver. Other metals (especially gold and silver) may be inlaid and engraved to further the design. Designs usually consist of elaborate scroll-work based upon Acanthus leaves or vines, or may be of purely abstract spirals. The pictures are usually of game animals or birds, and hunting dogs. LEGAL STATUS Since a gunsmith's livelihood revolves around the acquisition and disposition of firearms, they posess a Federal Firearms License pursuant to the Gun Control Act Of 1968 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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