Devil May Cry: Dante's Guns
I was commissioned to make a pair of static props from the video game "Devil May Cry".

I cut the frame for the guns from 3/4" MDF and used a router bit to cut slots for the trigger, hammer and trigger guard.

I made a 2" deep hole for the barrel. The rivets on the guns were simulated by drilling a shallow hole with a forstner drill bit.

The port on the top of the barrel was first drilled through with a 1/4" bit and then cut out with a razor saw.

I used a router bit to cut out the side slot and the ejection port.

I used strips of .040 styrene for the side of the slide. The trigger, guard and hammer were epoxied into place.

I used a strip of styrene for the rail strip.

More styrene shaped for the front sight.

Each gun had different hammers and rear sights. All were made from styrene.

Since I wanted to preserve the wood grain, made grips from 1/4" poplar.

The grips were shaped with router and sanding. The cameos on the grips were cut with a router.

The grips were stained. Ivory got a Maple stain while Ebony got an Ebony stain (not pictured)

After the wood was sealed, I pasted in laser prints to match the originals.

The inscriptions on the side were drawn on using a metallic paint marker.