{"id":1775,"date":"2022-12-15T17:12:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T17:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/nft-holder-wins-art-piece-made-out-of-a-real-life-ak47\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T17:12:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T17:12:23","slug":"nft-holder-wins-art-piece-made-out-of-a-real-life-ak47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/nft-holder-wins-art-piece-made-out-of-a-real-life-ak47\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT Holder Wins Art Piece Made Out Of A Real Life AK47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scott Norgart from Cardiff, California, minted a Kalash47 NFT earlier this year, and it so happened that the <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/nft-non-fungible-token-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFT<\/a> was tied to a high-value physical AK-47.\u00a0<\/span>This $18,000 butterfly-covered AK47 is created by Bran Symondson,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an ex-military soldier who served in Afghanistan. Symondson is the founder of the Kalash47 NFT project and uses AK-47s as blank canvases to create art.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87431\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87431 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d.jpeg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-300x225.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-768x576.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-75x56.jpeg.webp 75w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-150x113.jpeg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-450x338.jpeg.webp 450w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20900'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87431 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d.jpeg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-300x225.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-768x576.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-75x56.jpeg.webp 75w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-150x113.jpeg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-450x338.jpeg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d.jpeg\" alt=\"Kalash47 NFT winner with Bran Symondson\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-75x56.jpeg 75w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_534b9c12bbcf20cb22bbeb1b695f009d-450x338.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Norgart (right) in Bran Symondson\u2019s (left) house to pick up his new art piece.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"The_Butterly-covered_AK47_brought_to_you_by_Kalash47\">The Butterly-covered AK47 brought to you by Kalash47<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AK-47 that Scott won, wasn\u2019t an ordinary, uncharacterized automatic gun. Its\u00a0<\/span>covered in real butterflies and contains symbolic glass bullets.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The butterflies, in detail, symbolize Mother Nature enveloping man-made tools. The coral, cherry blossom and snakeskin bullet fillings represent spring, the ever-revolving changes in the world, and the need to protect our planet.\u00a0<\/span>Moreover, Symondson had to devise a solution since his art is banned from entering the US.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said that once Scott landed in LA, he\u2019d make him a new piece, and that\u2019s just what he did! The winner just recently received the shimmering AK-47, thanks to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalash47nft?s=21&amp;t=GKep8FzPf8GZdYHHhATNRQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kalash47<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scott said his <em>\u201colder child was most excited and wanted to be here but he had school, it\u2019s a surreal moment when you follow an artist online and then all of a sudden you\u2019re standing in his kitchen receiving this art piece.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87432\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87432 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015.jpeg.webp 1200w, 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data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015.jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87432 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015.jpeg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-300x167.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-768x426.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-101x56.jpeg.webp 101w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-150x83.jpeg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-450x250.jpeg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015.jpeg\" alt=\"Bran Symondson's AK47 art piece\" width=\"1200\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-1024x568.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-768x426.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-101x56.jpeg 101w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-150x83.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/twitter_a15fcae925175e6482cb1b901f149015-450x250.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A NFT holder of Kalash47 just won this exclusive physical AK-47 covered in butterflies created by Bran Symondson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"About_the_artist_and_his_striking_artwork\"><strong>About the artist and his striking artwork<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"document-heading\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"0b7ea95a-ed8a-482a-97a1-d2ff022986d4\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The focus of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bransymondson?s=21&amp;t=GKep8FzPf8GZdYHHhATNRQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Symondson\u2019s<\/a> work revolves around the environment, especially war-related environmental damage. 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