What's the modern-day equivalent to beating swords into ploughshares? Perhaps it's turning .50-caliber bullets into pieces for a chess set, as Etsy seller OldeWorldCC does.

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I'm digging how the pieces tuck away:

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Made from used/spent .50 caliber BMG bullet shells, the light side is wire brushed brass, and the dark side is weathered/black painted brass. Cuts, bends and curls give each piece their proper designation. All pieces are then clear coated.

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If you look closer, you'll see that the set is not strictly ballistic-themed; antique watch gears, old typewriter parts and custom-made hasps also adorn the red oak board, which has been artificially weathered using modelmaking techniques.

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That's a quarter you see in the photo for scale. The board has apparently been sized to meet the large diameter of the shell casings, yielding a 16 x 16 square that's a chunky 2 1/2" thick.

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The sets sell for $825, and the unnamed creator points out that the photos here are just the display model, as each one s/he crafts will be slightly different.

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Check out more pieces by this seller here.