Great topic!

Probably ought to throw Detonics in there as well, although they never made a chopped S&W that I know of.

I've never handled a Devel S&W, but I've played with a 1911 custom job they did. Their workmanship was fantastic, IMO. Wish they were still around...

The ASP S&W I've shot looked a lot rougher, but that could be because it was a primary carry-piece for an undercover policeman for several years. I also do not like the "guttersnipe" sight system. I think something like the Ashley Big Dot works better and is actually smaller. (Of course, those weren't around back then, either, so ASP was doing what they could think of at the time...)