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Okay...here goes
I have posted pics of my work across the inter web but never on this fine board, and never in a single place...sooooo..............
Here are a few builds from recent years. First up. A Titanium framed CCO model in .38 Super. Caspian Ti Officer frame, Commander slide and Schuemann Barrel. Slide finished in IONBOND DLC http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0350.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0349.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0347.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0346.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0345.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0353.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0351.jpg |
Here is it's brother in .45This one started as a Caspian Ti Officer frame and Colt Enhanced model Commander slide. Installed a Bar-Sto Bull barrel, hard fit then flush cut and given a polished 11 degree crown. EGW supported reverse plug with fluted FLGR, dished and cats tongue stippling on the end. High cut and Hand checkered the front strap at 30 LPI, bordered ...never, ever again in Titanium :D Also removed the series 80 roll marks. Gave the slide a carry bevel.
Other bits, rounded butt and stippled/serrated MSH, Wilson BP blued grip safety, my own custom Barstock rear sight cut from a block of 4140 as well as my own Gold bead front. Rear serrated at 50 lip to match. Ball mill cuts in my typical pattern (I really love the gold cup style rib!) EGW thumb safety given a custom profile. flattened and serrated front of trigger guard at 40 LPI. Internally EGW Disco and Sear, with a CW TR cut, lightened and shortened EGW Solid trigger and a Wilson Stainless ultralight hammer tuned to a crisp 3.3~ pound break. Frame rails are tungsten Carbide coated by me (Hooray Travers Tools!) Slide flats are polished to 2000 grit mirror and the slide is coated with IonBond Diamond Black, shows the metal prep very well. I was aiming for a true blended fit on the front and rear sight to the slide, incorporating the slide top rib. My next will be even better (building it as we speak). Stocks are my own from 2x2 twill CF stock, "medium width" required custom tuning of the bushings which are individually numbered. Now for pics, enjoy: http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0044.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...IMGP0047-1.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...IMGP0050-1.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0053.jpg |
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This one is my Daily carry piece (off duty). A Titanium framed Officer model in .45.
his started as a Caspian Ti frame and Caspian Carbon steel GI slide. The slide was flat topped and you can see the ball mill cuts. I also did something a bit different on the inside, grit traps. The rear sight is the third sight I had made from 4340 barstock and had sent off with the slide to get ionbonded. The front sight started as a blank SDM, I turned down and mounted into it a 9 carat gold pin then blended it to the slide with boardering ball cuts. The rear of the slide was serrated at 50lpi with a matching extrctor and ejector. I finished the slide with a bead blasted rounds and bevels; and a 600 grit satin finish, then DLC black. The pictures don't do the finish justice! The frame has carbidized rails and was deburred inside and out. I found that the magazine well was out of spec slightly and had to be massaged. The font of the trigger guard is serrated at 30lpi and the bottom was given a (purely cosmetic) ball cut. The MSH was blended to the frame and then stippled in a stinger pattern that terminates on the bottom of the MSH. The pad on the beavetal was also stippled and cut with a simple groove to compliment a high hold. The Beavertail started life as a Wilson BP stainless one and was shortened by a quarter inch and reprofiled slightly. The thumb safety is an EGW that was reprofiled for easier carry and concealment. The Slide stop is the 10-8 Gen 2. Barrel is a Wislon combat Forged stainless barrel with an 11 degree crown. The trigger is a 10-8 flat triger that has been internally lightened and the bw drilled and polished. Mated to an EGW hard sear and Harris Design trigger and Diso. the sear was given CW's True Radius on the nose and the pull breaks at a smooth, but snappy 3.5 lbs. I also used the EGW flat wire set-up with an eared Reverse plug. I luted the Guide rod, mainly cause it looks cool. As for the Mag release. It is an EGW HD stainless that was cratered then given a "cat's tongue" finish reminiscient of the old Gerber Mark II handles. The tera drop thumb relief on the frame is a shout out to Gary Smith at Caspian, he knows why :mrgreen: Finishing it all off is the set of Carbon Fiber thin grips I made using CF from Dave Erickson, thanks again Dave. And now for the pictures: http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0007.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0006.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0013.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0008.jpg |
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This one was done for a friend and fellow CPO. He had an early 90's stainless steel 1991A1. He didn't particularly like the gi grip safety, the trigger or the front and rear gi sights. He also wanted a match barrel installed, and the pistol tuned for reliability. Here is the build details:
S&A Beavertail safety Hgh cut under trigger Serrate rear of slide 40LPI Custom MSH/Round butt Replace cast internals with Tool steel Wilson Ultralight hammer C&S Sear and discoReprofile Slide Stop (3.5 pound let off with CW TR) Polish stainless pins Bevel mag well Wilson Match Barrel and bushing 10-8 Rear U notch site (GI cut) Staked gold bead front (my own) Greider Medium LOP solid trigger Debur inside, polish series 80 saftey parts Polish Sides to Brushed stainless look Bead blast the rest to 120 grit glass bead. light carry bevel to all sharp edges, lines straightened. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0049.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0046.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0050.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0047.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0051.jpg |
I like the 2nd 1911 how long did it take you to do it????????????
Keep the pics coming please............. Clyde |
More to follow.
Each build takes a few weeks once all the parts are in one place. Hours on each fitting process and the sights are a whole nother story...cause I make them from Barstock in house. The IONBOND I have to send out, so that adds a few weeks (6-8 usually). I do my own Rust bluing as well and that takes about 3 days. |
nicely done
heh. I have always dreamed about having a combo gun 1 frame 5 slides and barrels 22 lr 9mm super 38 40 10mm |
Looking good navman!!!:)
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Very nice indeed! Beautiful set
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Beautiful work. :toast:
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Wow! Very nice pistols. I'm a fan of flat triggers and gold beads. I also like the cat's tongue stippling, never seen it before.
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Wow, those are some really nice looking pieces! Are those square triggers comfortable at all?? Again, some fine looking work!
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Thanks guys, more to come. I am a convert to the square trigger, especially with a high hand grip, more even pull.
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as promised here is another (older) build.
Officer Model with Damascus Slide and Wilson CS frame (Slow rust blue) .45 Schuemann AET Barrel. Grips are made by a local artist named Ed Self (no really). http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0326.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0325.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0327.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0328.jpg http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMGP0329.jpg |
Dear God, I love that pistol!
But if I had it I wouldn't dare shoot it, and I shoot all my guns! Boats |
Been a bit since I posted another build. I have been shooting and carrying this one for about a month, and forgot to post a build thread...ooops.
Here are some specs: Caspian Titanium officer frame Colt enhanced Officer model slide Wilson Barrel 10-8 Slide release, given a "stepping stone" design EGW thumb safety, reprofiled My own barstock rear sight blended into the slide and IONBOND coated front sight (4140 steel bar stock) with 9ct gold bead Wilson Bulletproof Beavertail, shortened and reprofiled Round butted with a 30 LPI serrated MSH and stippled butt (carrying over to the frame), that is dirt in the stippling from todays range session rear of slide serrated at 50LPI front of trigger guard flattened/serrated at 40lpi the trigger started life as an oversized EGW Gold cup and was machined to fit a slightly too wide trigger channel My style of Mag catch, dimpled and cat's tongue textured. Front end shows the EGW melt bushing and reverse plug with a .250 diameter guide rod/flat recoil spring. I beveled the slide and gave it my normal ball end mill look, also ball end mill radiused the front. Slide was IONBONDED by Club Custom wearing a set of my own Carbon fiber grips. Here are some pics...enjoy. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3c29dce5.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...pse9959e23.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...psd841f094.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2a13b711.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps557e6ad3.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps18ff7dac.jpg |
Really nice. I like what you did on the backstrap.
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Sweet
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Very nice! Great color
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Looks awesome...cept that funny looking trigger...dremel get away from you:D
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Very nice. What's the advantage of the flat trigger?
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All of these are flat out perfect.
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Thanks guys. I have become a convert for flat triggers with a high hand grip. To me they seem much more comfortable and smoother on the pull. I do build some with medium and short length curved triggers.
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This has been a year long work in progress. I made quite a few parts in house to include the unique DAMASTEEL reverse recoil plug as well as the sights and, of course, the grips. The grips are something special, I looked for two years for a piece of marbled carbon fiber big enough to do grips, found a piece and these were the result. I will NOT do another set!
The slide is of course Caspian, machined from Swedish DAMASTEEL. This was received flat topped, but I have always liked the look of the raised rib on the old gold cups, so, measured, laid it out and cut the rib into the top. Used my standard three pattern Ball end mill cuts in the slide, serrated the rear at 50LPI, and machined a Marvel disco cut in the rail. the slide is mated to a Titanium officer frame, fit up by me and then carbidized again by me. This is the 6th titanium build I have done. The front starp was done by the guys at Alchemy, I love the look and feel of the old Pachmayer front strap. I high cut and blended under the trigger guard as well. butt was rounded and stippled, the mag well was opened up a bit and blended. I milled the front of the trigger guard and serrated at 40LPI. the MSH is an ED Brown flat, that was blended, internally lightened (that was fun) and serrated at 30 LPI. The barrel is a Wilson Combat that was cut back, not quite flush, then recrowned at 11 degrees, the hood has a nice no gap hard fit. The beavertail and hammer are also Wilson, concealment style...I love that BT Safety! well done WC! The pad was ball milled and stippled. The trigger was lightened ala Chuck Rogers style, holes in the bow. Ignition parts are EGW as is the mag catch witch was cratered and given a Cats Tongue texture. Slide stop is a 10-8 gen 2 that I gave a stepping stone look to. The thumb safety is a Novak that I reprofiled to give a slimmer feel. Lastly are the sights. As usual I cut these from 4140 barstock and blended to the slide, went extra wid at the base for a near seamless press fit, no set screws here. U notch rear and 10K gold bead front. A few other details, but all in all...I'm happy. Ladies and gents I present my new carry gun! http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps79f1af86.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps725f1ffc.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1619a94a.jpghttp://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps525c2e7e.jpg |
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Very Nice, but we like Dirty Gun Porn:D
Clyde |
Ho Li Chit!!!
Just freaking awesome... |
Beautiful work.
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navman,
I'm new here and don't know who does what yet. Is this a hobby or do you do custom work professionally? |
:eek: wow......That pistola is bada$$!!!!
Can I have it? :D |
Beautiful work.
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Nice work, sir |
I am a strict hobbiest. At this time I am taking a hiatus from pistol work as I am probably heading OCONUS for a few years.
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