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[DadSmith]

Seen this on the firearms guy.
This IMO is perfect when it comes to color case hardening.
Gorgeous 1911.

 

[Route 45]

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Seen this on the firearms guy.
This IMO is perfect when it comes to color case hardening.
Gorgeous 1911.

You’re kidding, right? That thing looks like Jimi Hendrix threw up on it.

 

[DadSmith]

You’re kidding, right? That thing looks like Jimi Hendrix threw up on it.

No I'm not I really like that one.
I guess you are not a color case harding fan.

If you like color case harding show what you like.

 

[two70]

No I'm not I really like that one.
I guess you are not a color case harding fan.

If you like color case harding show what you like.

I'm with you, the color case hardened Standard Manufacturing has been on my want list for awhile now. Quality pistols too.

 

[Route 45]

No I'm not I really like that one.
I guess you are not a color case harding fan.

If you like color case harding show what you like.

I like uniform color/finishes on firearms. I have never seen such a discombobulated, gawd-awful mess as the finish on that 1911. That **** looks like my daughter’s room when she was a teenager.

 

[Dean C.]

Turnbull and Nighthawk Custom work, this thread needed some eyebleach, the beauty of the 1911 is how mechanically perfect the mechanism comes together. A full house frame and slide case hardening just detracts from the engineering IMHO.

 

[DadSmith]

Beauty in the eye of the beholder.
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
One man's treasure is another man's trash.

Etc.....

I bet there are some out there that even think Glocks are beautiful

 

[Emo66]

I’m with Route45, that’s a little much for me. I appreciate the artistry, but it’s not for me. I’m a plain blue guy only.

 

[DadSmith]

Another 1911 I like. This is made of Damascus steel.

 

[Patched]

Now, that is gorgeous. But then again, I've always been a fan of Damascus esp in blades.

 

[wcd]

I like uniform color/finishes on firearms. I have never seen such a discombobulated, gawd-awful mess as the finish on that 1911. That **** looks like my daughter’s room when she was a teenager.

Kind of agree here, too busy for my taste.

 

[88E30M50]

I'm thinking that was a bad picture of the color case hardening. Someone might have plated with the contrast or the lighting was off. I am a fan of the process and have swwn beautiful cch 1911s. I rather like that one but think that it would be a bit nicer looking in person

That said, these are more my style

 

[DadSmith]

Now, that is gorgeous. But then again, I've always been a fan of Damascus esp in blades.

 

[wcd]

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Ah it’s interesting

 

[Fiddle]

Oh I like the Damascus, but I also love a 1911 in nickel.

 

[DadSmith]

Ah it’s interesting

Cabot is supposed to have a 1911 made out of meteorite. I can't find it on their website.

 

[STopaz1982]

Resistance is futile - you will be assimilated.

 

[Dean C.]

Cabot is supposed to have a 1911 made out of meteorite. I can't find it on their website.

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Last thing I read was a couple million for the pair , personally I want their safari special myself as a "just because gun"

Yes that's a Damascus compensator , I have seen one at the IGC in person and it was stunning but far out of my current price range

 

[MrSmitty]

I picked up a Tisas 1911A1 US Army at Rural King for $296.99 during their Black Friday sale. I was there to buy a Rossi R22 because they had them for $73.99 after rebate, and I saw the Tisas sitting in the case at that ridiculously low price. I'm not even a big 1911 fan, and didn't need it, but I wasn't going to leave it in the case for less than $300.

I know this is probably heresy, but I've handled a lot of 1911s in an effort to like them, but I just never found them to be all that ergonomic. Not "Glock" bad, but nothing to write home about either. When I handled the Tisas at Rural King, it felt good in the hand. I've put a couple of boxes of ammo through it, and really like the way it shoots, although those vintage style sights leave a lot to be desired.

I did a bit of research and found out why. Every 1911 I've handled in various gun shops has a flat mainspring housing. I guess that's the standard now. The Tisas has an arched mainspring housing. Way more comfortable to me than a flat mainspring housing. Watched some YouTube videos, it doesn't seem to be all that difficult to swap out mainspring housings. So if I see a Commander style Tisas in a gunshop case for a ridiculously low price one of these days...



Not my pic, but a cool pic.

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I’ve never got the flat mainspring housing, I prefer the arched…. JMB…..ah….JMHO

 

[1nderbeard]

Oh I like the Damascus, but I also love a 1911 in nickel.
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I put prints on that just looking at the picture