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Sweet!! Looks too good to shoot now.
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Awesome.
Anybody got any comparable melted guns maybe even revolvers?
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Beautiful, beautiful gun...probably the best looking gun I have ever seen.
Would you be willing to say how much that refinish job cost?
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Beautiful, beautiful gun...probably the best looking gun I have ever seen.
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Thanks again for the compliments everyone.
The job totaled just under $500, not including the MSH, I paid for that seperately and had it shipped to the shop. Very reasonable for the quality of the work, I think.
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Any compliments given - I'll second that. It is like liquid silver - very nice. I could not bring myself to holstering it - that is definately a safe queen.
Congrats.
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Wow!
It's going to take me a few minutes to get my jaw off the floor -- that is truly magnificent!!
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Any compliments given - I'll second that. It is like liquid silver - very nice. I could not bring myself to holstering it - that is definately a safe queen.
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Nah, no safe queen there. It was my off duty gun when it was ugly, it's still my off duty gun now that it's pretty.
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Awesome.
Anybody got any comparable melted guns maybe even revolvers?
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This is the only Clark Meltdown revolver I've ever seen is this S&W 638. It is not mine, it belongs to a guy that calls himself Xavierbreath on the forums, the pic is from his blog. The work was done in 2010, from what I've seen the more recent Meltdowns I've seen are less radical than mine which was done around '97/'98, shortly after Clarks began offering it.
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The job totaled just under $500, not including the MSH, I paid for that seperately and had it shipped to the shop. Very reasonable for the quality of the work, I think.
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I think that is a great price! I've got a Colt Commander that currently has a black finish, and as it wears, I may have it refinished in something like this. Mine won't have the melt treatment, of course, but the finish should look very good.
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Yes sir, that baby sure is a purdy one.  Is she now a safe queen? 
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Nope, still my off duty piece.
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Super blue job, but I don't care for the "meltdown."
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Wow!!
Please keep using it as a Street King and not a Safe Queen.
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I'm not a fan of the melted look, though I understand the purpose, your 1991 looks fantastic.
As stated by some, it looks too nice to carry. I use suede lined holsters which I find to really protect my finish. I'm interested in seeing it today after being a EDC.
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I'm not a fan of the melted look, though I understand the purpose, your 1991 looks fantastic.
As stated by some, it looks too nice to carry. I use suede lined holsters which I find to really protect my finish. I'm interested in seeing it today after being a EDC.
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Here is a pic I took a few weeks ago, the finish is holding up surprisingly well. I've been carrying it in a Wilson belt holster but I have a Black Hills Leather smooth lined holster on order for it, the holster will match a belt and other gear that they made for me a couple of years ago.
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Simply outstanding, and yes by all means carry that warrior.
Otherwise, it's all dress up and no where to go.
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WOW!!! That is one REALLY beautiful pistol!!! I agree with what was done with the front sight: too much brass. I would have kept the ramp angle, and just had a 'dot' brass bead put in.
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AWWWWWWW!! Where's the Ivory??  What's next, some leather from LOBOLEATHER????? Sure should be. Just STUNNING!!!!!!!
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WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! No that's not right....WOW WOW and to the 10th degree.
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Very nicely done - enjoy it!
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Beautiful Piece...I love the Meltdown and the Re-Finish work.
I'd carry it too..if it were mine.
The price for what you had done was very reasonable in my opinion...I'd gladly pay it for quality work done in a reasonable amount of time.
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Thanks, guys.
Can't afford real ivory and I won't put the fake stuff on it. No Lobo leather yet, either, but I had Blackhills Leather make me a holster to go with a rig they made me a couple of years ago.
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How does it shoot? Sure looks good!
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It shoots like you would expect a Clark built gun to shoot - great! It is reliable with any ammunition, accurate, and has an excellent trigger. It's not just a pretty face.
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Wow!! Pretty
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Simply beautiful!!
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Nothing wrong with your photography.....or the pistol.
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Now, I'm a guy who was a child in the 1980s so there was a place my brain immediately went when I saw this gun.
It's like a T1000 gun. That's awesome.
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This is a superb 1911. Only thing I would add if it was mine (do you want to sell? Just kidding) would be ivory grips and for this gal...i'd consider getting your initials put in the grips in solid gold. Hey, you only live once, right?
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The new finish has definitely held up nicely. A real looker.
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El Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!
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That is a fine hunk-a-metal!!!!
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That's slicker than deer guts on a door knob!
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Looks like a used bar of soap!
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Stunning Craftmanship on the blue job...WOW!!!!.
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Ya'll should check this one out as well.
All I can say is he has good taste.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/firearm...1a1-today.html
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I think some honest holster wear will be entirely appropriate, and look great!
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I saw this thread and clicked on it. Saw the initial photos, thought "Gee, this pistol looks familiar." Then I realized the thread's three years old. It still looks great, though, after three years. I prefer the stag grips, though...just my opinion. The black ones may feel better, but they detract from the uniqueness of the pistol.
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Well you ruined a good gun. Much to pretty to carry and shoot!
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Just beautiful , wish it was mine .
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Looks like it could be the Liquid Metal Terminator's pistol!
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That is GORGEOUS! I could probably shoot a gun like that, but not carry it.
Just TOO pretty.
It is tempting to me to have S&W polish and blue my M19 which is back there now for an action job. Has anyone had a revolver finished by S&W?
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That is a very nice looking pistol the finish is great.
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Damn! Nice looking.
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That is GORGEOUS! I could probably shoot a gun like that, but not carry it.
Just TOO pretty.
It is tempting to me to have S&W polish and blue my M19 which is back there now for an action job. Has anyone had a revolver finished by S&W?
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Love meltdowns! That blue job is boss. I want that holster lined in moleskin and dusted with silk dust with vapor deposited baby butt shed skin cells finishing off the liner! (No babies are harmed in this process.)
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Wow, nice work & beautiful 1911. Bit of an old post on the orgiinal, but that doesn't change my reaction
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