Well, I was going to put this off until later this weekend, but my airplane broke down and I'm stranded in Ottawa for at least a couple of hours. So, I figure I might as well write this now.
If you've seen some of my posts (You probably haven't and you have no idea who I am in all probability, but humour me.) You'll know that I am building a replica of a Colt Canada C8FTHB out of a WE M4 GBBR. Now, one of the distinct features of the C8, and most CF weaponry, are the trades, which are nearly never found OEM and thus must be custom engraved.
Dave @ Imperial Engravers was more than happy to do this. Imperial Engravers is located at Queen & Parliament in Downtown Toronto, and apart from engraving, they also do powdercoats. Stealthee and I happened to be getting our recievers done at the same time, so we split an order for powdercoat, which came out to about $10 a person. The reciever was sandblasted, recoated with the new powdercoat, and in my case, laser engravings were done. Total cost came out to about $100 dollars ($40 for powdercoat, $60 for Laser Engravings. Deep CNC Engraving is pricier, but available if required.) Turnaround was extremely quick. I dropped off my reciever on Monday, the proof was sent to me for approval on Tuesday, and I was able to pick up the finished product early Thursday.
This is the second project I've done with Dave, the first being a custom M9 pistol. I've been consistently pleased with the quality and professionalism of his work. The powder coat is tough as nails and the matte finishing reminds me of a parkerized finish. As for the laser engraving... I'll let you decide:
Dave can be reached at
dave@imperialengravers.com