Caspian in .45 ACP by Holyoke Massachusetts gunsmith and competitive shooter Nathan Silverlieb (1924-2007). Nate, as he was known to friends, served in WWII in the Army’s 82nd Airborne, receiveing a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service. After the war he was a tire salesman and a gunsmith out of his shop called Nate’s Custom Guns. He shot for Holyoke Revolver Club and was a regular fixture at Camp Perry national matches. This 1911 features a hard fit Kart pipe and an adjustable Bomar, so in my opinion it’s got all the right moves. It’s only sin was its pedestrian aesthetics, so I “helped” it with an NP3 lower under the expert supervision of @enloecustoms, a new EGW slide stop massaged by @ballistic_apprentice and my favorite trigger sourced off a wanted to buy ad on a 1911 forum. Machine checkered Cocobolo by Joel Will completes the vibe.
