My son made me this gun-themed chess set for Christmas...

[JSMidd]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, but my 11 year old son made this for me for Christmas.

King: .280
Queen: 20 gauge
Bishop: .500 Magnum
Knight: .45 Colt
Rook: .357 Magnum
Pawns: 9mm

And the BEST part is that the log round that makes the board is from a tree, the first he ever cut down all by himself.

Yep, this one's gonna be with me a while.

 

[Theohazard]

That is awesome!

 

[olddav]

I assume that the knights are 45 colts.
What are the other pieces?

 

[gojuice101]

That is really cool. Great gift!

 

[Cyanide971]

That is definitely a treasure, Merry Christmas!

 

[ammo.crafter]

Happy Christmas

Fantastic gift...and creative as well.

 

[Minorcan]

Congrats, a very creative and excellent gift. Enjoy

 

[dgludwig]

Super clever. I love it! Personally though, I would have shotshells representing the castles (rooks)-they have the same general shape.

 

[Mal H]

That was a great idea and well executed!


[olddav - see the top of the first post]

[and pssst, JSMidd - the white (brass) queen and king need to be reversed. The queen always starts out on her own color.]

 

[gwpercle]

Some Christmas gifts are just so special and mean so much that they will be cherished forever...this is one.
Wonderful son you have there , love him all you can, they grow up so fast.
Gary

 

[Stugotz]

Uber Kuul! Very thoughtful and creative son you have there!

 

[dakota.potts]

Awesome and inspired present. Looks like a lot of work was done. Your son is going places if he is already making things like this.

Enjoy playing with him

 

[Evan Thomas]

Nice!

How did he darken the pieces on the left? They look great.

 

[Bob Wright]

And at "Checkmate!" there is an explosion?

Bob Wright

 

[dgludwig]

That's why wearing ear muffs while playing with this set is advisable.

 

[2damnold4this]

That's a great idea and well executed. : ) I love it.

 

[Slotback]

Awesome. And proof that all is not lost with the youth of today.

 

[Technosavant]

That's neat. Well done to your son.

 

[Skans]

Sort of discourages cheating, doesn't it! Great idea and nicely executed.

 

[peggysue]

NICE