My father made this sweet Van Helsing monster hunter kit.

Apr 13, 2017 7:51 AM

NauticalPhoenix

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This is the case. The theme is strong with this one.

The inside.

The revolver. Shoots bullets AND black powder shot possible by an interchangeable cylinder.

The signature of the great hunter Van Helsing.

The caps for when you shoot black powder rounds. Caps go on the rear of the cylinder. When the hammer smacks the cap the cap sparks igniting the black powder and forcing the spherical rounds out the barrel.

He cast the rounds himself with a special casting tool.

Silver bullets, holy water vial, and the cylinder for the black powder rounds (those small holes are what the aforementioned caps go on).

Hollow point silver bullets.

Holy water vial.

The other cylinder.

Wooden stake for nailing vampires.

The other side of the stake. Two magnets are inlaid at each end to keep it stuck to the roof of the case when the case is closed.

The side of the case.

The man himself. My father is 73. He's been gunsmithing for about 50 years. He also builds cars, paints, sings, and does a myriad of other activities. He recently fell down in a hardware store and had brain surgery. That was about 3.5 weeks ago. He's on an amazing road to recovery. His brush with mortality made me wish more people knew about the crazy shit he has done and will continue to do in life.

If you like this I can post more of his projects. Thanks for reading!!

EDIT: Wow! Woke up to my buddies telling me this made the FP. Thanks everyone for enjoying this! For those of you asking about my commissions- I'll ask but I'm not making promises. My father runs on inspiration so if something doesn't light a fire under him he's not interested. For those of you who want to buy this one- sorry, it's going to me :). And for those of you asking to see his other work I will certainly take pictures of his other projects next time I visit. Thanks again for the kind words and support!

I totally want to meet your father, he makes awesome things.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

More projects, I beg of you sir! I really really like old people doing cool things and I love the stories of/from them. And your dad is cool

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

My dad is 73, knows how to gunsmith and has the same hair and facial hair as your dad. I'm a little freaked out @op

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Brother?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Hello son

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Be sure to tell your old man imgur thinks he's John Locke, Sean Connery, and/or Ernest Hemingway.

9 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Your dad is fucking cool

9 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

Yo, I wish your father good health and may he has many years to come on this planet to spend with you and your family.

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Is your father adpoting?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You have a really nice hand @NauticalPhoenix

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

He's a hand model, he's a different breed

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lol thanks?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Dad?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

(I have the same pipe, and it is one of my favourites).

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Dr. Garbow

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Will you and your epic father take my upvote already!!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The real most interesting man in the world

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

"I don't always gunsmith, but when I do, I make a badass Van Helsing monster hunter kit."

9 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 0

I can't have been the only one who thought of the Most Interesting Man in the World when I saw his picture...

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I read as Van Halen. I didnt understand what these had to do with him.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Your dad is Ernest Hemmingway?

9 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 2

I am apparently not the only one who saw it.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

He fell down in the hardware store then they gave him brain surgery. Must be well equipped hardware store or did they just use power tools.

9 years ago | Likes 60 Dislikes 0

They gave him the tools - he performed the operation himself

9 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 0

"Drag me to the power toolss and hook up the compressor. And bring me two mirrors."

9 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Looks like a nice Remington revolver in there. Cheers to your pops!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

i wish i had your father, imean mine isnt bad just your's is better

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

did he actually go to a church to get real holy water? would be nice to be sure about it in the even it ever needs to be used!

9 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

you can buy it at those stores that sell bibles

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well, churches usually have holy water cisterns out the front for blessing yourself when you enter. It's a lot easier to dip your 1/2

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Who are you explaining this to? i was asking if he went to a church to get the water. it's a yes/no question & answer.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 4

Weapons in that than to give a priest a bucket of water for the purposes of 'pest removal.' 2/2

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Us Protestants don't need priests, we don't even need holy water. But if we do we can ask God ourselves to bless it

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 4

Apparently this comment deserved a downvote?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

Lolol

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 5

you'll be going on the fanciest school shooting in no time!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

....nailing vampires...

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Yes! I had to search for it but I knew it'd be here.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Just like Buffy

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Vampire slaying time!!! v

9 years ago | Likes 745 Dislikes 0

Classic! Well...uh...stated

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Classic

9 years ago | Likes 87 Dislikes 0

More like vampire LAYING time, amirite? https://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/buffy-and-spike.jpg

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Loved Hush. One of my favorite episodes. Right up their with the cute little fear demon.

9 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

Actual size

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

"don't taunt the fear demon."

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

It's tacky.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

9 years ago | Likes 125 Dislikes 1

MoOooM??

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

9 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

Read it in his voice

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

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9 years ago | Likes 890 Dislikes 12

.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

One of my all time favs

9 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 1

Honestly I wish they did that instead of dbz

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Illuminati confirmed

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Bitch I eat people!

9 years ago | Likes 164 Dislikes 1

You cheeky dick waffle!!!

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You cheeky dick waffle

9 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

I'm a Fuckmothering Vampire and I killed alot of people to earn that title.

9 years ago | Likes 83 Dislikes 0

Get that bitch a cannon. Bitches love cannons

9 years ago | Likes 43 Dislikes 0

We really do

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Oh shut up bitch, or ill wreck you like i did Diana

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

Always upvote Hellsing.

9 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 1

.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hellsing Abridged

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Abridged version? Even better.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

kek

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

So if you can find it in your heart...which is now all over that tree...I'm sure you can forgive me

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Well if it isn't the Catholic Church. And what's this? No Little Timmy glued to your crotch? Progress.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

v

9 years ago | Likes 154 Dislikes 0

Aw the return of the why boner. With a vengeance

9 years ago | Likes 45 Dislikes 0

BITCHES LOVE CANNONS!!!!!!!!

9 years ago | Likes 43 Dislikes 0

I heard the motley crue with ma vampire hearing

9 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

HEY , DANDY DICK!!!! You missed, woop woop woop woop woop!

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

PARTY PARTY PARTY

9 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Daaaannnddddyyyyymaaaaannnnnn

9 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 1

Am I the only one that could really use a banana for scale here?

9 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 1

Yep...oh well no.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I got some form of forced perspective mindfuckery from this. Looks bite sized.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah, the bullets look huge but the gun and case look kinda small.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Careful, they have mini-bananas nowadays.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

9 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 0

most relevant response of the day, +1

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sean Connery is your dad?

9 years ago | Likes 45 Dislikes 0

That's what I'm sayin! I totally thought it was at first

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No, it's Bobby Singer

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'll take the compliment.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Looks more like Liam Cunningham to me.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Your dad looks like John Locke

9 years ago | Likes 229 Dislikes 4

The... the philosopher?

9 years ago | Likes 71 Dislikes 1

Was right there with ya.

9 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

I actually know a guy who is his grand-whatever children to him, and his name is John, so of course he changed his last name to Lock too.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Tv Show Lost

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

From Lost

9 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 1

No... it can't be John lock... john lock is still in the island. Never speak of this to anyone.

9 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 1

I was thinking more along the lines of Hemingway http://blogs.wvgazettemail.com/popmachine/files/2014/07/Hemingway_portrait.jpg

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Looks more like Shean Connery to me.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Exactly what I thought! If you really want him to accept your commission, tell him he can't do it!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Just don't tell him what he can't do.

9 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 1

Don't tell me I can't tell him what he can't do, Helen

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

hahaha

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Don't tell me what I can't do

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

I'm supposed to do this! It's my destiny!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Someone tell him that he couldn't make one? http://imgur.com/MBl3c7j

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

And you're sure he isnt the actual Van Helsing?

9 years ago | Likes 3349 Dislikes 6

^ this

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Right, and the injury was from "falling down at the hardware store". Move along, nothing to see here.

9 years ago | Likes 90 Dislikes 1

Honestly wouldn't surprise me.

9 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

He could never curse his child with a destiny of vampire hunting! The imgurian will never know their father's historic battles with the dark

9 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

Fun fact my family's last name was helsing before coming to the USA where it was " Americanized"

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I enjoy your username.

9 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

Thank you, friend!

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Has to be..hes a bad ass, and that case is bad ass...and this post is bad ass!!! +1

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

"The world may never know!"

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

He's actually Ernest Hemingway. The vampire hunting is just a hobby.

9 years ago | Likes 139 Dislikes 0

Hemingway was a lazy entitled sexist prick. I enjoy parts of his writing, especially when younger. But going back as an adult I realized 1/2

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He knew nothing of war, women, or what it means to be a real man.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

The people who give a shit are listed below this line.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

He's also got a John Locke (Lost) vibe...

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

He's really keeping up appearences for a 118 year old man

9 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

And the sea

9 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Oh, you!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hemingway did know how to use a gun...

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

That's what he wanted you to believe.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I assume this is his way of handing down the legacy

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

An old school educated Dutch man capitalizing "van" in his own name? I dunno, that's highly suspect for authenticity.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Right? "Oh, you found my definitely fake Van Helsing monster hunter kit! Totally silly thing with no use! Just for fun, you see!" ⚆ _ ⚆

9 years ago | Likes 1007 Dislikes 0

This guy/girl gets it.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

The one thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach....all the damn vampires!!

9 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

"You couldn't possibly kill any good-for-nossink vampires with this."

9 years ago | Likes 302 Dislikes 0

Funny thing. Bullets can solve a variety of problems.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

"The stake isn't really THAT sharp, and the bullets aren't PURE silver... heh." All the while just nervously sweating.

9 years ago | Likes 56 Dislikes 0

Funny thing. Bullets can solve a variety of problems.

9 years ago | Likes 98 Dislikes 0

Honestly, they can cause a lot of problems to lol.

9 years ago | Likes 42 Dislikes 4

too*

9 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 8

Those problems can then in turn be solved with bullets.

9 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 0

How much for my own? (Seriously.)

9 years ago | Likes 528 Dislikes 9

Yeah I'd throw money at him for one... or five

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I'd love to purchase one!

9 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 1

I wold offer my soul but its a monster hunting kit, so soul probably aren't acceptable currency.

9 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

You can pay with your soul, you just have to commit suicide with it right after the transaction clears.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Fair.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I need this... for a friend. I will pay. Oh I will pay...

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Username checks out.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ima need about tree fiddy

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 2

Dammit now you ain't but a damn crustacean from that God forsaken Paleolithic era!!! Now go on git!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yes, inquiring minds want to know! This would be perfect for my hubby!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

$350

9 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 3

You SOB

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

its already yours though. You are op's father

9 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

Swing and a miss.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'd buy it, even just as a show piece.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

I would buy one too but I don't have that much extra cash. Guess I'm going to have to resort to garlic,crosses and stakes like a poor hunter

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Let me call my friend, Hes an expert on Night Stalker slaying kits.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

If the gun was handmade, chances are you can't buy one unless op's dad has a license to sell guns. Sorry to be that guy.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Isn't the law different for black powder guns? I know you can get them without a waiting period or registration.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But this can shoot normal rounds as well so the ATF cares more about the newest ammunition type it can accept.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Pleeeeeeease

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If it can be fired, should cost around 1200-1450 usd

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 4

Maybe for just the gun and cylinder. But for all the rest, wouldn't it be closer to 5k, 6k or more?

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

Agreed.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Honestly the value could be so wide with this one im not sure. I hope he charges a lot. Im sure he puts his soul into this amazing crftmnshp

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I would love to buy one as well.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Same

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

For real. Dracula is like my favorite book, and this would be awesome to own

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Would easily be 1-2K

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Motion seconded

9 years ago | Likes 103 Dislikes 0

Motion thirded-ed

9 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 1

Motion Fourthed-ed-ed

9 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 1

Motion fith-ed-ed-ed

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

Right off hand due to the level of detail and the craftsmanship involved I'd guess low five figures sir a set just like it.

9 years ago | Likes 97 Dislikes 1

*for a set just like it

9 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 1

Screams china import knockoffs

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I can't afford Top Ramen,I will never have a set like this.::::sobbing::::

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ikr!?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Any chance there's a decimal somewhere within those five figures?

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

At the end, if you include taxes.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

It's Van Helsing Roulette... Spin the Cylinder and See where the Decimal lands.. Hopefully just not in you.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

really? the materials are not that expensive, the gun is a round a grand and everything else can be bought for about 300. man hours = $$$$

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 5

People always seem shocked that a craftsman would put value on their time. Like fuck, it only took a lifetime to learn these skills

9 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

The man can charge whatever he feels his time is worth, and people can pay the same. Pretty sure it'd still sell around $10k, just slower.

9 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 1

10k!? Sold! I'll take 4!

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Where u get that mula from

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0