Want to see a real fancy 1911?

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Thought you folks would like to see this - it's a custom engraved colt 1911, done by a retired colt engraver who still does a few of these for a local small emporium. I'm told the engraving took 500 hours.

It's also for sale, but be warned - it will set you back the cost of a decent US midsize automobile.
 

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While it certainly is a fine display of craftsmanship, I think for me anyway, covering every inch of the pistol with engraving is a bit much.
 
Those grips just don't fit the gun. The gun is fully tooled, the grips are smooth. They are beautiful grips, but they do not fit the style of the gun. Aside from that one odditt, it is beautiful.
 
I respect and admire those who have the talent and skill to do that kind of work, but I'd feel like a pimp or coke dealer if I was carrying that around.
 
I'm sure some folks appreciate it and think it's a work of art. More power to them. Me, I think it looks like a pimp gun and would take an old USGI 1911A1 with it's parkerized finish and plastic grips as an object of beauty AND function over this gun any day.
 
And I on the other hand would love to take that there pimp gun and use it until it looked like an old USGI 1911A1. But I doubt I could bring myself to do it.
 
I'm sure some folks appreciate it and think it's a work of art. More power to them. Me, I think it looks like a pimp gun and would take an old USGI 1911A1 with it's parkerized finish and plastic grips as an object of beauty AND function over this gun any day.
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^This^! Engraving doesn't trip my trigger, I only care for it on old shotguns and such, guns that engraving "belongs" on. But that's beautiful work.
 
If you're ever near Waco TX visit the Texas Ranger Museum. They have a huge display of firearms owned by former Rangers. Most are practical weapons actually carried and used on duty. Others are simply works of art not meant to be practical. Pics aren't great, taken with a phone through plexiglass.

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Nice engraving but a little too much coverage (and considerably too expensive), for my tastes. Besides the only thing I could probably afford in your first photo would be the unfinished frame in the upper right hand corner.
 
I have one engraved Colt King Cobra. It's unfired and sits in the safe. I always wanted a fully engraved firearm so I got one at auction. Not practical but I wanted it.
 
The unfinished frame is the engraver's next project. From my understanding only 50 blank frames of this particular type were made in 2015, per the emporium owner.
 
I like it.

I would have liked to have seen a crest, monogram oval or something like it on the side.

The trigger and hideous magazine buttpad really detract from the gun and as noted, the grips are bad for the gun.

Still, somehow, it seems to be telling me to buy it?...


Todd.
 
it's a custom engraved colt 1911, done by a retired colt engraver who still does a few of these for a local small emporium. I'm told the engraving took 500 hours.
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The engraver's talent is certainly huge, but the gun itself is a display-only piece, not a shootin' iron. High-end expensive bling, but without practical value unless you have more money than sense. :scrutiny:
 
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