Cerakote
Full firearms, slides, receivers and parts. We strip, blast and coat in single colors, two-tone or patterns.
Build-to-order · Cerakote · Laser engraving
Rifles built part by part.
AR-15 and AR-10 builds where every component is picked for the rifle. No complete uppers off a shelf. Finished in Cerakote, engraved in our shop, and fitted with black walnut where it belongs.
Receivers branded Black Walnut ArmoryParts sourced per orderShips to your FFL
Shop by line
What we build
Platform
AR-15 Builds
5.56 NATO, .223 Wylde, 300 Blackout and 6.5 Grendel. Barrel, gas system, BCG and trigger chosen one by one.
Spec an AR-15 →Platform
AR-10 Builds
.308 Win and 6.5 Creedmoor. Large-frame rifles built for distance, finished to match.
Spec an AR-10 →12 per year
Heirloom Collection
Commemorative rifles presented in hand-built black walnut cases. Numbered, and limited to twelve a year.
See the collection →Service
Cerakote
Full-gun and component coating. Single color, two-tone, or a pattern you bring us.
Get a quote →Service
Laser Engraving
Receivers, slides, magazines and cases. Names, unit crests, dates and custom art.
Get a quote →Woodwork
Walnut Grips & Cases
Black walnut grips and presentation cases, cut and finished in-house for your firearm.
Get a quote →Build sheet
Spec your rifle
Choose the basics here. We'll go through every remaining part with you before anything is ordered, and send a quote with the full parts list.
The Heirloom Collection
Twelve a year. Each one numbered.
A commemorative rifle, engraved and presented in a black walnut case built for it alone. We make no more than twelve in a year, so each piece gets the time it needs. Commission one for a retirement, a family milestone, or a rifle meant to be handed down.
Services
Finish the firearm you already own
Bring us your firearm or parts. Every job is quoted before work starts.
Laser engraving
Custom art, names, dates and logos on metal, polymer and wood. Proof sent for approval before we engrave.
Custom builds & upgrades
Triggers, handguards, barrels and full builds from your parts or ours. Function-checked before return.
Walnut grips & cases
Black walnut grips and fitted presentation cases, cut and finished in our shop.
How a build works
From build sheet to your FFL
- Spec
Send your build sheet. We go through every part with you.
- Quote
You get a full parts list and price before anything is ordered.
- Source
Parts are ordered for your rifle only. Nothing pulled from a bin.
- Build & finish
Assembled, function-checked, coated and engraved in our shop.
- Ship
Shipped to the licensed FFL you choose for transfer.
About
Two partners. One shop standard.
Black Walnut Armory is an Indiana company run by two equal partners, Kenneth Graves and Brad Miller. We build to order, keep our work in-house, and put our name on every receiver that leaves the shop.
Co-founderKenneth Gravesken@blackwalnutarmory.com
Co-founderBrad Millerbrad@blackwalnutarmory.com
Contact
Start a conversation
Builds, Cerakote, engraving or a heirloom commission. Tell us what you have in mind.
ken@blackwalnutarmory.com
brad@blackwalnutarmory.com
Indiana · By appointment