In my Money, Guns, Art – Scott Campbell post I mentioned how I have a weakness for weapon related art, and how I love the smell of money.
London artist Justine Smith creates some sculptures using U.S. $1 bills that I would love to hang on my wall:
M16:
S&W 645:
Fragmentation Grenade:
You can visit the artist’s homepage – HERE
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Just a couple of observations:
1) That pistol – it kind of resembles a Sig, but looks too long. And it appears to have some lever on the slide, like an ambidextrous safety or something. Maybe it’s not actually modeled exactly after a real gun; if it is I’m curious what it is though.
2) The rifle – That would actually be an M-16, not an M-16A1, right? The A1 has a forward assist(?)
Yea that Sig one is iffy.. I couldn’t find a sig that looked identical, although some of the features are the same. I see what you mean about the switch on the slide.
Thanks for pointing that out about the m16 not being an A1… I updated it in the post.
I don’t think it is a Sig, It looks like some sort of S&W to me.
Good call. I think it’s a S&W 645
I’ve owned a 645 (pile of crap), but it does indeed look just like a 645.
mike suck my m16
Good eye.. I’ll update the post. thanks!
For the amounts people are willing to pay for all things Black Rifle it should be plastered in $100 bills.
Now that you mention it, I think that’s what Bushmaster must have done with the ACR.. Created the paint out of fresh ground up $100 bills :P
I consider myself lucky that I was able to get my AR for $602 total.
Now if Justine were to have ground up $1 bills to make the sculptures then coated them with $1 bills it might be comparable in cost to the ACR.
Oh the beauty of the AR platform!
The M-16 should have been made of $2 bills, with an Alfred E Neuman $3 bill thrown in to get the “223” somewhere on the gun.
I wonder how much the sculptures cost after they are constructed… and how many dollars are in each.
I am interested in the m16. How long is it and what dollar s are put into making it? Its a graduation gift. Could you please let me know the price. Best Regards,Glenda Ohrt