Chuck Ries Custom Colt
1911_purview 1966 Colt 1911 in 45 ACP by California legend Chuck Ries. Chuck was one of the many talented California smiths working during the golden age of the custom combat…
Dave Laubert Custom Colt
1911_purview Colt 70 series 1911 in 45 ACP by Mr. Dave Laubert (Defensive Creations) out of Alliance Ohio. Years ago I sent David a crooked, marred up Colt, drenched in…
The secret guns East and West built for underwater gunfights.
During the Cold War, East and West both trained combat divers to sneak into enemy harbors, spy on warships and stick mines on them. In 1956, when a Soviet warship…
Neil Sbardella Custom 1911
1911_purview There are parts assemblers, gunsmiths, and gun builders. Neil Sbardella (Sbardella Arms) out of West Haven VT is the latter. He’s a serious machinist operating out of a serious…
Casey Ridgeway Custom Colt
1911_purview Colt 70 series in .45 ACP by Casey Ridgeway (Deviant Precision) out of San Antonio Texas. Casey is a tool and die maker by training, and that should be…
Gover “Wayne” Lawhorne Custom Commander
1911_purview Colt 80 series commander in .45 ACP by Virginia pistolsmith Gover “Wayne” Lawhorne. Wayne spent nearly three decades working as a gunsmith in the Roanoke, Virginia area and was…
Victor Tibbets Custom Colt
1911_purview Colt 70 series in .45 ACP, built in 2003 by master pistolsmith Victor “Vic” Tibbets. Vic spent his early career at Wilson Combat, honing his craft alongside some of…
Dave Stagg Custom 1991
1911_purview Colt 80 series in .45 ACP by Dave Stagg (DSCP) out of Port Byron IL. This gun features hard fit Kart barrel and bushing, flawless Single checkering fore and…
Richard Stoddard Custom Colt
1911_purview This 1911 was built by Colt Custom Shop pistolsmith Richard Stoddard as his personal carry pistol. For me, it’s like finding a painting that Picasso painted for his own…
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