US12510323 - Systems and methods for customizing a firearm surface

This patent describes a method for customizing the surface of firearms by applying a metal coating that can be physically modified before hardening to incorporate decorative features like gemstones. The process includes carving specific physical features into the coating to securely hold the gemstones, enhancing both the aesthetic and protective qualities of the firearm.

Claim 1

1 . An improvement to a method of decorating a firearm surface involving disposing a metal coating on the firearm surface, the improvement comprising physically modifying the metal coating layer disposed on the firearm surface prior to a step of hardening of the metal coating, the physical modifying comprising a stone setting process, the stone setting process comprising the step of carving a plurality of physical features in the metal coating layer to facilitate securing gemstones therein, wherein the plurality of physical features comprise at least one of each of a cup, a rim and a tine.

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