Finally did some gun stuff which is the prop for my character. As far as originality in the design of the pistols go it was very limited. The only differences between them were small features that are unimportant and design of patterns and symbols. So I thought what could I do to make these pistols simple but appear as if they were this characters own specials tools of death. The name of my character is ace so I thought the ace of spades. This card is generally thought of as the card with the highest value in the deck and in fairy tails and folklore it is often associated with the personification of death. So when I decided to have the handle of the gun white ivory I thought it would be cool to have an ace of spades card engraved into it in black.
Next I thought of the barrel and all i came to was having an engraved spiral down the barrel in the direction that the bullet spins. This would be symbolic of and represent him never missing his targets linking back with him being a western version of death.
I tried to figure out what I wanted to do with the symbol on the hilt and I went with the clubs with 'ACE' repeated around it. I liked the repetition of the word.
Here is a side. front and 3/4 view of the gun.
Really like the thought process behind the symbol on the hilt.
ReplyDeleteI don't think having the word "Ace" repeated is necessary though, the symbol would be much stronger on it's own.
If you really want Ace to be written on the gun then I'd suggest having it engraved along the side of the barrel instead.