Category Archives: Guns

From 1911_purview Colt 1911 in .45 ACP by master gunsmith Dave Berryhill of Prosper Texas. Dave was an armorer for various SWAT and law enforcement teams for over twenty years. In other words, he made guns for men who aimed to go into harms way. Dave succumbed to cancer at age 54. If you handleContinue reading “Berryhill Custom Colt”

75 years old Bullpup Bolt Action rifle based on Springfield 1903?! The rifles OAL is 37.25inches. Trigger pull is 10oz. Chambered for 220 Swift. This experimental rifle was made by Harry Creighton. Rifle was equipped with famous Unertl scope of course…

From 1911-purview Colt 70 series 1911 in .45 ACP —an absolutely drum tight (on Acurails) shooting machine with a Barsto hard fit barrel, hand checkering, blended beaver tail, and Bomar rear sight, by retired police officer Bill Thompson (Bill’s Custom Automatics). This gun came out of Anchorage Alaska, and was made by Bill when heContinue reading “Bill Thompson Custom Colt”

pistol_purview Way before he was racing cars and supervising a semi custom 1911 mill, Lester (the gun molester) was one of the baddest pistolsmiths in America. This 1985 Colt 80 series comp gun is testament to that. He called it the “Baer Custom Compensator II System” and it was engineered to mitigate muzzle flip andContinue reading “Les Baer Custom Colt”

From 1911_purview 80 series Colt in .45 ACP by Ken Crawley. Born in 1941, Ken spent his early years in a small west Texas town south of Ranger. He lived on a farm and liked open spaces and hunting. He went to work for Martin Sprocket in 1958. His first job was sweeping up, butContinue reading “Ken Crawley Custom Series 80 Colt”

From 1911_purview Colt commander in .45 ACP by Mario Francis Ruffino, a paisan from Brooklyn NY–born in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression. He and his family moved to NJ, where he lived until 1961. It was in Jersey that he became a machinist and toolmaker, eventually putting those skills to good useContinue reading “Mario Ruffino Custom Colt Commander”