Roaring 20's Colt 1911 Gangster Style

[Greg Derr]

This is part of a four year project to build a Colt 1911 .45 from each decade, in the style of that decade. This was a 1920 Colt which was "bumper chromed" at one time. The chrome was stripped then many internal parts were replaced as was the barrel. The small pins and screws as well at the thumb safety, slide stop, trigger, bushing and spring cap were nitre blued. The major parts were nickel plated after light glass beading to offset the bright blue parts. The grips are synthetic pearl. Each one in the series gets a matching case. And yes that is an original 1927 US Navy Thompson.

This has been a fun project, seven down, four to go.

 

[Picton]

Oh my god.

Looks like the Frank Nitti gun from Untouchables, only better. Great work, Greg.

 

[Old Hickory]

Masterpiece!

 

[greencobra]

STOP IT! you're killin' me tossing one right after the other at us. love those blued/polished accents by the way, sets off that finish on the gun.
i don't know why but the quote "you can't have any pudding until you eat you meat" popped into my head. can i have some more, sir? brilliant, greg. absolutely love your work and attention to the little things.

 

[PL-52]

Nice!!! My xmas stocking would JUSTTTTTTT be able to fit that! Great work as always and Merry Christmas!! Thanks for all the photos of your work this year too! That .45 Thompson ain't 1/2 bad either.

 

[TomMontana]

Absolutely gorgeous. The artistry of the presentation and the story it tells is amazing. The gun looks good too. :emoji_grinning::emoji_thumbsup: Very classy. Makes me cringe when I look at my 1911's with Punisher grips.

 

[slap shot]

Color me blown away. Just awesome.

 

[PATRON]

wow! very nice.

 

[67ray]

That's even better - a Colt 1928 Navy overstamp not a 1927 semi

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Silver certificates are a nice touch, and more interesting than the silver dollars most would probably use as a prop. Were the dice placed to obscure the series of the bills or are they real 20's vintage?

 

[Rockrivr1]

Awesome work!

 

[22lr]

Nice! Where are these guns going?

 

[Greg Derr]

Private collector.

 

[citoriguy]

Gorgeous. Very classy.

 

[MuzzleDiscipline]

Flawless execution and the photography is perfect.

 

[fencer]

Beautiful work. Always a pleasure to find your posts.

 

[md2020]

Damn. Thanks for the tease!