Wanna impress your buddies?

[65-2x2]

My grandmother had a word that would describe the piece; "tacky." Other terms like gaudy, vulgar and tasteless also come to mind. And yes, I would rather display my Hi Point to my friends than that.

One of the gun shops that I frequent has a cheaper version of an engraved "gold" 1911 for sale in his case, right by the front door, for the last two years. I think it is priced in the three or four thousand dollar range. It is a conversation piece; it brings out the comedian in many of the people that enter the shop.

I do find it a bit surprising that someone would post the piece then get their drawers in a wad over negative feedback.

 

[Hal H.]

Would much rather have this one that sold today in the RIA Auction ...

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Especially with those "natural material" grips.

 

[javbike]

No thank you very much not for me

 

[Dan W. Cady]

Howsabout a $125K 1911?

Unfinished, so the owner gets to pick the finish. Includes a display case & personal delivery by the owner.

Engraving is by a Ukraine guy now in the States. He's exclusively on KRC's payroll for them only.

Pics don't do it justice.

KRC Firearms, Arkansas.

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[Dan W. Cady]

I wish I had the money to buy that and didn't. Obscene!

 

[isaactc]

Would much rather have this one that sold today in the RIA Auction ...

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Nice work, but gold inlays don't work for me on any handgun.

 

[Mike-TX]

And the grip screws aren't even clocked!

Yeah - that would be a deal killer.

 

[MelvinWalker]

It almost makes me think of a patient that decides to have a little "enhancement" done at the plastic surgeon.

A little bit is probably tasteful....But when the customization covers the entire body, not so much.

 

[Pisgah]

Careful folks; the Mods evidently don't tolerate humor well. My Hunter Biden joke got deleted...

 

[buckyjames1]

My finish and custom wants on the gun would be 3 things:

1. Pin up girls on the hand grips, really classy ones...well endowed.
2. When the trigger is pulled, the tops of the pin up girls clothing come down
3. When the hammer resets, the tops come back up


Otherwise...no deal

 

[Taj]

Might take a little work, but I think I could polish all those scratches out.

 

[WildBillWJW]

No, I haven't, nor ever will.

In fact, If I had Elon Musk money, I wouldn't buy a Bugatti to drive, (or anything else Italian for that matter).

Overpriced just like Rolexes.

I believe Bugatti is a French car manufacturer, not Italian. And started out German.
WJW

 

[WildBillWJW]

And I really enjoy engraved handguns, especially Colt SAA's. Here's my favorite…1899 shipped 38-40, Harris scroll engraved, Persinger carved ivory liberty eagle.

 

[Smeckler]

I don't recall saying *I* was enamored with the $125K gun, did I? No, I did not.

I see beauty in a lot of things I personally would not own. I appreciate the hard work in hand engraving, fitting & finishing on many guns that I would not buy (or could afford to).

Nor do I haunt a thread simply to voice my displeasure on a firearm. If *I* don't like it, *I* simply exit the thread & leave it to others tpo admire. See how easy that is?

Based on your posts, you may be taking people's responses to a pic of a gun you posted personally. I thought it was an interesting picture, people are just giving their opinion of a gun like that. That's how internet forums work.

 

[bobsguns]

Based on your posts, you may be taking people's responses to a pic of a gun you posted personally. I thought it was an interesting picture, people are just giving their opinion of a gun like that. That's how internet forums work.

Me, personally? No.

But I DO find offense when someone trashes the skill, effort & time it took for an engraver and/or gun smith to build something. That's why I mentioned using the "not my cup of tea" comment rather than "what a waste of a gun" or words to that effect. I have used that very thing when someone posted a "look what I bought" thread. I might think it's uglier than sin, but I won't insult neither the buyer or the builder.

I am well versed in how internet forums work. I've been banned from several of them, most notably AR-15 dot com. They banned me twice.............

 

[MTC(SS)Ret]

I wonder if he could engrave my Taurus GX4 like that?

 

[wood714]

I am well versed in how internet forums work. I've been banned from several of them, most notably AR-15 dot com. They banned me twice.............

You proud about that?

There's a thread on the AK Files about who hasn't been banned at least once from AR15.com.

 

[03hemi]

Howsabout a $125K 1911?

Unfinished, so the owner gets to pick the finish. Includes a display case & personal delivery by the owner.

Engraving is by a Ukraine guy now in the States. He's exclusively on KRC's payroll for them only.

Pics don't do it justice.

KRC Firearms, Arkansas.

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...of course you'll have to wrestle a drug cartel to get it.
There's tasteful engraving, then there's this.

 

[bobsguns]

You proud about that?

There's a thread on the AK Files about who hasn't been banned at least once from AR15.com.

Did I say I was proud? No, I did not.

Some of you guys seem to like to PRETEND to know what someone else is thinking.

 

[bobsguns]

...of course you'll have to wrestle a drug cartel to get it.
There's tasteful engraving, then there's this.

Much like any art, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It must've have stirred YOUR emotions as you're in here commenting on it....................