Category Archives: Guns

From 1911_purview Stainless 80 series Colt 1911 in .45 ACP by Marianne Carniak out of Troy Michigan. Marianne was trained by her father (legendary gunsmith and shooter Russ Carniak) and her grandfather, a machinist in Motown. After graduating college at Wayne State, she returned to Troy to help the family business. Russ passed away inContinue reading “Custom Colt From Marianne Carniak”

From 1911_purview 80 series 1911 Colt by custom pistolsmith David Clevinger out of Arvada Colorado. Dave wears many hats. In addition to being a custom pistolsmith, he is also a master engraver, a police armorer for Thornton PD, an accomplished (nationally ranked) power lifter, and a teacher at his Alma mater—the Colorado School of Trades.Continue reading “David Clevinger Custom Series 80 Colt”

From 1911_purview Absolute pew stick in .45 ACP by Errol Lawson (Keal Custom) –an accomplished Steel Challenge shooter and epic gunsmith. Dude also has pipes. The gun is funky but it just runs itself!

From 1911_purview Colt 70 series in .45 ACP by Thomas David Walters out of Dallas Texas. Tex, as he was known to friends and family, discovered flying at an early age and dutifully served his country as a Navy pilot. In the wake of his military service, he flew for Delta Airlines for almost 25Continue reading “Thomas David Walters Series 70”

1911_purview Colt 70 series in .45 ACP built by Nelson Ford out of Phoenix AZ. This gun features Kings 201 strong side thumb safety, a Novak rear sight and Nelson’s pathognomonic front sight. Grips are OG by Guy and Aaron Hogue. Nelson still works on pistols, but he crossed over to the dark side—the wheelContinue reading “Nelson Ford Custom Series 70”

From 1911_purview This Caspian in 40 Smith and Wesson was crafted by competitive shooter and professional gunsmith Derek Janowitz (Millennium Custom) out of Lake Worth Florida. The gun, cloaked in DLC with an adjustable Bomar and match grade Schumann pipe, is an absolute scalpel. Millennium (founded in 1997) makes guns for competitive shooters, not hobbiestsContinue reading “Derek Janowitz Custom Caspian .40 S&W”