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April 2010 edition Find us on
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Baron-engraved rifles help net $15,000 for U.S. Biathlon Team
Trumbull, CT — During the two weeks when you were watching the athletes go for the gold at
the 2010 Winter Olympic Games on your big-screen HD TV sets, auctions took place behind
the scenes on Gunbroker.com to help raise funds for the United States Biathlon team. A total
of 50 “Team USA 2010” Savage Arms Mk II BTVS rifles, each one having an individual marking
for its state—such as CT 2010, was
auctioned off and garnered various
amounts that added up to the final total.
Baron engraved and hand-painted
the left side of each gun’s special red,
white and blue laminated stock with the
inscription “Team USA Vancouver 2010”
and the United States Biathlon Association
logo (both painted in blue). Also, each
engraved-in-the-USA rifle featured a serial
number that included a state designation
and the year: 2010.
Baron engraved all 50 Savage Arms Mk II BTVS rifles that were
auctioned off to benefit the U.S. Biathlon Team. After the
laminated stocks were engraved, they were meticulously handpainted with blue and gold. (Baron Engraving Photo.)
By the time the auctions ended on
the Olympics’ closing night, the program yielded nearly $15,000 for the team. The auction was
organized as part of the GunBroker.com-Hunting Heritage Trust “Heritage Partners” program
to benefit selected non-profits working in support of the hunting and shooting sports.
“The Savage Mark II BTVS is a very desirable rifle straight out of the factory, but the
engraving added by the artisans at Baron Engraving made all the difference in this being just a
successful program and being an extremely successful program for our U.S. Biathlon team,”
commented Bob Delfay, President of the Hunting Heritage Trust.
“Baron Engraving is very proud to have worked on these 50 rifles, which helped to raise
funds for the United States Biathlon Team,” said David Baron, president of Baron Engraving.
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Recent Baron Engraving Projects
Baron Engraving has been quite busy working on some items for the military, military
organizations and police departments. The images that follow are just a few examples of the
outstanding work taking place here at the company.
Ruger Vaqueros were used for a military-unit
commemorative and include hand-painted unit crests
on the scrimshaw grips and a personalized callsign
down the backstrap (right) for each trooper.
This Kimber 1911
pistol has a
stainless-steel
finish and was
engraved for Navy
Seals who served
in Afghanistan,
and are at last
returning home.
A Kimber 1911
for the Navy
Seals, but in a
blued finish with
gold plating, a
Baron Engraving
specialty.
Engraved by Baron for Ka-Bar Inc., this USMC Fighting Knife is given as a presentation gift by the 34th
Commandant of the USMC, Gen. James T. Conway. He presents it to visitors and various service personnel he
feels deserves such an honor.
One of the law enforcement engraving projects done by Baron includes this 1892 Winchester rifle whose highly
detailed emblem commemorates the Utah Highway Patrol’s 75th Anniversary. The emblem is etched and has 24karat gold-plating on a blued carbon-steel receiver.
This project for Las Vegas Metro PD is a Stone River Gear knife that is engraved on its titanium handle and a
ceramic blade.
Remington Arms, through Baron Engraving, is producing a Commemorative Edition of the 10,000,000th Model
870. The photo shows an etched and selective 24-karat-gold plated replica of the hand-engraved and gold inlaid
original. (All photos by Baron Engraving.)
If you would like to have something engraved by Baron, you can contact us via the following ways to
review the services we offer: phone (203) 452-0515; email: [email protected]; regular
mail: Baron Engraving, 62 Spring Hill Rd, Trumbull, CT 06611-1328; Facebook;
www.baronengraving.com.