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NUTMEG SPORTS, LLC

OFFERING THE FINEST GENUINE IVORY GRIPS,

CUSTOM SERVICES,

AND ENGRAVED COLT FIREARMS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE!

ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Please visit our new store. Just click on the store icon. This page will allow the folks that like the shopping cart method of buying to see items and instantly purchase those particular items. And for those that want to still maintain the personal touch and talk to us about a project, or grips, please call or email us...we'd love to hear from you!

NUTMEG SPORTS LLC

38 Crystal Ridge Drive

Tolland, CT 06084

Phone-860-872-7373

Fax- 860-875-3014

Email- nmsprts@aol.com

We buy ivory. We are always searching for pre-ban elephant ivory tusks. We will trade grips and or guns for elephant tusks. We will also pay cash for tusks and will travel to your location to facilitate the transaction. Get the highest price quote from any buyer in the U.S. then contact us. We guarantee we will beat it!! We also pay a finders fee for tusk referrals.

CHECK OUT THE NUTMEG CREATIONS PICTURED BELOW!!!

NEW EXAMPLE 1

Here are a couple of shots of a Lady Smith. Our client is celebrating an important wedding anniversary and he decided to give his bride this gun as a gift. This man sets an example for us all to follow. What a way to get a new gun into the collection, and how can she NOT like it!!??

EXAMPLE 1

This is an older Colt Diamondback. A very rare caliber, this .22 began life with a 4" barrel but it's owner lusted after an engraved version with a 2 1/2" barrel. Nutmeg Sports to the rescue. His old 4" is now a 2 1/2". It is engraved and is sporting checkered ivory grips with genuine Colt approved solid pure sterling silver rampant Colt medallions. The gun was nice in an earlier life but he thinks it is better now. What the client thinks is of utmost importance to us.

EXAMPLE 2

Here is a very early Colt SAA manufactured in 1875. It was a pretty rough gun needing a lot of work. Look at it now.

EXAMPLE 3

A client sent us this Python. We embellished this Colt with breathtaking master scroll coverage and 24 K gold accents including checkered ivory grips with antique deep dish gold Colt medallions.

EXAMPLE 4

Here we go again. Another different Colt sent in by a client for rescue. We think we did OK with this rescue. Spectacular 24K flush gold inlaid borders, 3/4's coverage with period scroll, grips that match the original pair except carved from solid pre-ban African elephant ivory. The person that sent it in plans to save it for his son.

EXAMPLE 5

The inspiration for this gun came from a different gun that was the work of Leonard Francolini. He engraved the original gun known simply as "THE VAMPIRE KILLER" that is currently housed in the NRA National Firearms Museum located in Fairfax, Virginia. That original gun is so popular that we created a very similar version for one of our clients. The client provided the gun and we took it from there. There are quite a few differences from the original work that was done by Francolini but we still think this is a unique gun with an equally unique theme. This gun was engraved by Wayne D'Angelo. We hope you enjoy looking at it.

EXAMPLE 6

Check out this little Colt 25 semi-auto. Our client loved it. So do we!

EXAMPLE 7

How about another Colt .380 Gov't Model. This gun is fast becoming one of the hottest Colt collectables out there. People are snapping them up and sending them to us for further enhancement like the one pictured below. You can't go wrong.

EXAMPLE 8

Check out this 1877 Colt Lightning. Our customer sent in this gun for us to perform our magic on. It was in pretty nice condition but now it screams beautiful!

EXAMPLE 9

Here is a 3rd generation Colt New Frontier Buntline. The customer was very pleased with the results and so are we.

EXAMPLE 10

How about this Colt .380 government model? The before pictures tell you that it was kind of a 'beater'. We took that beater and transformed it into a real special carry gun for the owner of the company named in the inset grip logo.

EXAMPLE 10

Check out this pair of detective special revolvers. These guns belonged to a client and he wanted his daughters to each have one. They both had the same initials so he had us engrave them and add the first letter of the last name in solid 24K flush gold with the year of the birth of each girl under the "M". The girls loved them and now they will always have a family heirloom from their Dad.

EXAMPLE 12

It almost seems like we are putting up a new gun every day! Every time we turn around a client is sending us his gun for a Nutmeg project. This particular Colt was custom ordered and it is now complete. A brand new Colt SAA with a 3 1/2" barrel and a bird's head grip frame. We added the Nutmeg touches like C++ engraving, ivory grips with an inked and baked bright nickel finish. Check it out!

EXAMPLE 13

Another brand new Colt .380. This time it is one of the newly re-introduced Mustang Pocketlites. We fully engraved the flats of the slide, the thumb safety, and the slide stop. We inked and baked it and added half checkered ivory. We like it.

EXAMPLE 14

Another Nutmeg transformation. This Colt was a garden variety Sheriffs model. It still is a Sheriffs model but it is now a rare Sheriffs model with 1 piece ivory grips and a bird's head configured backstrap! The original backstrap is with the gun so the owner can swap it around as he wishes....maybe the standard grip frame in his holster for church on Sunday, and the bird's head ivory configuration tucked into his belt as a belly gun at that Saturday night poker game. Either way, it was a great Colt that is now a better more valuable and rare Colt.

EXAMPLE 15

Our latest example is from a local client. This Colt .380 Mustang was picked up on 1-17-12. It was delivered today on 2-14-12. When we got this gun it had the standard black plastic grips and it was not engraved and was blue. It was a carry gun and had been carried for quite some time. The blue was worn off in spots and there were a lot of small dings and nicks. It is now exactly 4 weeks later. The blue finish is gone, it has been wonderfully engraved, and fitted with bark ivory grips. What a transformation!!! We are proud of it and our client is as well.

EXAMPLE 16

Just a month or so ago, a client sent us this .380 for carved ivory and engraving. There is not one engraveable surface that has not felt the artists chisel. Just spectacular...and check out the carved ivory grips with 24K gold leaf accents. Any crook should be proud to get shot by this gun!

EXAMPLE 17

This Colt was custom ordered from us by a repeat client. It has that old original carbona blue with color cased frame and hammer, aged looking matched ivory, and about a "C" level of engraving, and a custom tuned action. A real nice gun to add to any collection.

EXAMPLE 18

Here is another new Colt sent in by a client. It's a 2nd generation .45 7 1/2". This person is a Texas Lawman that just was tired of the look of his plain Jane Colt. He wanted to dress it up. We think he sent it to the right place. Check out the results.

EXAMPLE 19

What is happening here at Nutmeg is that more and more clients are realizing that they simply cannot find good engraved guns for sale on any of the big sites. So they are digging out the plain Colts that they own, and sending them to us or are ordering directly from us. On the web all you see is junk or guns that are overpriced by a mile and that do not have all the features you'd like to see. That is not the case here. You tell us what you want and we do it. Most people know it is a good investment in these tough times but the good stuff just isn't out there. Here are a few pictures of one gun that is part of a pair of Colt SAA's that a returning client asked for. He selected the pattern. He chose the antique nickel finish as well. The results speak for themselves.

EXAMPLE 20

Most of us know of John Taffin. He is a contributing editor to many gun publications and has been entertaining us by writing some of the finest articles regarding firearms for nearly the last fifty years. He has written almost two thousand such pieces and completed five books. Here at Nutmeg Sports, LLC we were very proud when Mr. Taffin sent us an old Bisley of his for us to perform our magic. Mechanically it was pretty sound but cosmetically it was what is commonly referred to as a 'beater' There was no finish left on the gun and it was heavily pitted with very light serial numbers and lettering. John gave us complete artistic license. Check out the results pictured below.

(click on images to see an enlarged view!

EXAMPLE 21

This pair of fine Colts began life as a Centennial Commemorative set offered by the Colt Custom Shop in 1973. Our client decided to convert them into something a little more special. These Colts presented the perfect canvas for the craftsman to apply some spectacular engraving. We finished the job with great ivory grips, a nickel finish on one and color case and blue on the other.

EXAMPLE 22

This is a first gen Colt SAA that really needed help. The numbers and rollmarks were not crisp so we had work to do there. We added the engraving, the ivory grips, and that fabulous sterling silver finish. We think you'll agree that it looks pretty nice.

EXAMPLE 23

Here is a brand new Colt SAA that a customer owned and wanted to dress up a little. With just 6 weeks lead time and not a lot of money, we added the carved ivory, the engraving, the antique nickel finish, and a whispery custom tuned action. We like it a lot. Hope you do too.

EXAMPLE 24

Here is a real nice little S&W revolver. Our customer just wanted to dress it up a bit. What better way to do it quickly and affordably than to have us put some high quality scroll and a pair of ivory grips on it. The value of what was just a plane Jane has increased dramatically for this gun's owner and his children. Check it out.

EXAMPLE 25

This new posting shows pictures of a little Colt .380 that a client ordered ivory for. He was so happy with the ivory that he sent the entire gun in for engraving. We are especially pleased with the results. The .380 Mustang, Pocketlite, and Government models are all increasing in value at a very fast rate. You rarely see any that are engraved. This is a great carry gun and a nice fancy addition to any collection

EXAMPLE 26

This new example was the brain child of our client. He had the idea of labeling a new pair of .357 magnum Colts with a numbered spade design in the shovel handle area. The resulting affect looks great. He is a serious competetive action shooter so in addition to the engraving, he had us do a super slick action job to each of these consecutively serialized guns. We think this pair is easy on the eyes too.

EXAMPLE 27

This "example" section is really gaining in popularity. More and more folks are seeing what their guns can become fairly quickly (a couple of months) and for not a lot of money ( well les than $3000 ). This pair of 38-40's had seen better days and the owner wanted to give them a facelift. After just two months, you are seeing the results. Book matched engraving, signed by the Colt contract engraver, antique finish, first generation metal work, book matched ivory, genuine antique Colt medallions. The owner was kind enough to give us permission to show them here for everyone to see. Your guns can have the same transformation Give us a call to discuss it.

EXAMPLE 28

This was a garden veriety Colt SAA. It's owner did not want to buy another gun, so he sent us this one. We changed it into something very special. We like it, he likes it and we hope you like it as well. As long as we are engraving a gun, we love converting a conventional backstrap into a birdshead.

EXAMPLE 29

This 1st generation Colt was kind of a beater. You can a look at the before pictures and see the transformation that has taken place. And at a very reasonable price.

EXAMPLE 30

This important Colt was the brainchild of one of our very sophisticated collector clients. We enjoy working hand in hand with our customers to help them create heirlooms of intrinsic value. This is a fine example of such a creation.

EXAMPLE 31

Our client sent in this Colt Combat Commander. A nice gun but not anything he'd want to wear on Sunday. Now it fits in with his finest garb.

EXAMPLE 32

Here is another brand new Colt from Nutmeg. This is not just another garden variety gun. It is a collaboration between the Michelangelo of Modern Engraving, Leonard Francolini and master engraver Wayne D'Angelo. A very elaborate creation and the crown jewel of even the finest collections.

EXAMPLE 33

Here is our latest rescue gun. We have included before and after pictures. This gun was actually a third gen. but in very rough shape. We ended up adding a barrel, a cylinder and ejector rod head, screws, and a hammer. Not to mention the engraving, ivory grips and antique nickel finish. We like it...what about you?

EXAMPLE 34

Here is a Wilson Arms .45 Cal semi-auto. The family of the client purchased the gun. Wilson shipped it to me. Communication took place between the client's family and me. Art work and photography was sent. You are looking at the results. The family was thrilled, the recipient was thrilled and we are very proud of the results.

EXAMPLE 35

This Colt came in just recently and we are very proud of the results. The grips are very special one piece ivory in a carved, checkered and scroll engraved pattern that is even visible at the bottom of the panels.

EXAMPLE 36

This old Colt was sent to us by the client with a picture of the engraving he wanted. The gun itself had no finish remaining. A few of the markings had to be sharpened up. The grips were old and beautifully aged but poorly fitted. We brought this Colt back and made it better than ever with our fabulous antique nickel. This wonderful Colt looks like it could just speak volumes about the cowboy days of old.

EXAMPLE 37

Silver & Ivory for a 2009 West Pointer

The production of this one-of-a-kind .45cal 4 3/4" Colt SAA and its custom case involved seven different craftsmen in five states to complete. A second .45ACP cylinder was numbered to the gun and engraved in a complimentary pattern. In addition to its sterling silver finish, this masterpiece is highlighted by custom-fitted one-piece pre-ban African Ivory Grips with a detailed relief carving of the 2009 West Point Class Crest on the left panel and it's owner's initials scrimshawed in the right panel.

EXAMPLE 38

This is an unusual gun. The client sent it to me quite some time ago for the grip carving and checkering. We did the work and then just recently he returned the gun for engraving and antiquing. It is one of the nicest guns we ever done.

EXAMPLE 39

Here is a unique 1911 semi-auto .45. This client had a favorite country and western song titled "The Devil's Right Hand" that he wanted incorporated into a gun. Owner of a rare coin shop, he wears his guns while at work, and he tells me this Colt will be no exception.

EXAMPLE 40

A very interesting Colt ordered exactly as you see it by a very discriminating client. Check out those grips! The serial number of this Colt is the client's first name followed by the numeral 1.

EXAMPLE 41

This is a brand new Colt that the customer ordered from us....specifically to his specifications.

EXAMPLE 42

This is a pair of series 80 1911's. They are exactly as the client ordered them....24K gold plated, with high relief carved ivory grips and consecutively serialized.

EXAMPLE 43

Check out this pair. Three months ago they were a tired drab looking pair of color cased and blue SAA's. The black powder style frames, ideal caliber and barrel length gave us the foundation on which to make this pair of Colts what you see now.

EXAMPLE 44

We just completed this project for a very satisfied client. He sent us his tired gun for a little face lift. This is the result. Spectacular "B" engraving, a custom tuned action, ivory grips like you dream about with antique Colt medallions, and a Colt that is every bit as new as the day it left the factory....only better!

EXAMPLE 45

This is our latest posting of a new Nutmeg pair. Our client sent us his pair of Colt .38 specials. They were color case and blue plain Janes. Nice guns...composite grips...but nothing to brag about. We transformed them into what you see here, and for not a lot of money. Silky smooth action jobs, ivory grips, classy engraving, antique nickel finish! Now these guns are something very special to him...his son...his grandsons. We can do this to your guns.

EXAMPLE 46

A recently retired law enforcement officer sent us his service revolver. Most collectors realize the significance of law enforcement guns. Imagine the importance of memorializing a gun that had seen service through an entire career. What better way to honor a Dad or any loved one while at the same time creating an extremely valuable heirloom.

EXAMPLE 47

This old Colt was sent in by a customer and he would agree it was a "RAT". It was refinished to death...no markings...all worn down...no grips. A real boat anchor. Then we performed our magic. Now check it out!

EXAMPLE 48

A client sent in this Colt SAA. It was a very plain used SAA with hard rubber grips. Check it out now. The cost complete for what you see? About $2700.