A matter of taste?

[ellis4538]

I have plenty of tools built the way I want them.  Now I'd like one with just a touch of glitz!  Engraving and fancy grips will do me just fine and I would shoot that one also.

JMHOFWIW

Richard

[tombogan03884]

I have plenty of tools built the way I want them.  Now I'd like one with just a touch of glitz!  Engraving and fancy grips will do me just fine and I would shoot that one also.

JMHOFWIW

Richard

But I would be more interested in the workmanship than in the accuracy or reliability, those can both be improved but it would never be a carry gun so they are irrelevant.

[fullautovalmet76]

OK. Since I tend to be a practical sort- notice my online moniker ( )- I would go for a stainless/blued 1911 along the lines of Springfield TRP, STI Trojan/Spartan, or even a RIA. I value reliability, functionality, and aesthetics in that order.

There's nothing wrong with a custom stylized 1911 but that isn't my style. For goodness sake, I drive around in a 1991 Toyota (no power steering) pickup, 5 spd manual, has over 200K miles, gets around 20 mpg, and has working AC that blows cold.....  

[Ping]

A Kimber Stainless or an STI. None of the glam. Want something functional and practical. Don't want the headache of the firearm getting scratched and having to worry about it. Pretty guns are for the better off that can afford to case them and show them off. If I was part of that social class then fine. But sense I am not, I would prefer something that would go "bang" everytime that I could carry daily. Glock 

[Solus]

Like Tom said, two different functions here.

For duty weapons, give me simple, reliable and practical.

If I were in a position where I had occasion to wear a "dress" weapon, I'd not mind some lily gilding at all.

Sort of like the Marines Dress Sword.  I don't think you find any duty swords being issued any longer.  But those dress swords shure to spiff up a uniform. (or a collection)

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[kmitch200]

The gun fairy will give you a 1911, price no object, but you can't sell it. Do you want the inlay, or do you want plain, boring and practical? Why do choose your option? Just curious.
FQ13

If someone is going to give me a 1911, I'll go for the gold!
Give me a nice gold eagle on the slide, fill in the 'gold' cup, and throw in some nice but not extravagant engraving. Some very pretty grips would round it off nicely.
Accuracy and reliability will be taken care of by Nelson Ford, so that's not an issue. (he has done 99.9% my revo and auto work anyway)

Do you need an address to ship it to? 

 

[fightingquaker13]

Do you need an address to ship it to? 

 

Do I look like the gun fairy? I think Phil is the guy you should be sending shipping details to.
FQ13

[CJS3]

Minimal decoration, just to mark it as a Centenial Edition, but it has to be, first and foremost, a shooter.

[Bill Stryker]

If I could afford it I would take the engraved one. I already have enough plain janes for the moment.

Tom,

I don't need to camo tape the shotgun I hunt with, but it is hand engraved and it is about 125 years old and going strong. When I go duck or goose hunting I use an as issued Remington, 11-87 Left Hand.

But I don't have an engraved 1911, which I would like very much. So, I am asking you all for donations to save up for it. Send your dollars to me. I will put them to good use, when I have enough. I might even learn to post the picture of it for you to admire.

[robheath]

I look at the fancy guns and think "man thats beutiful" but I would be scared of damaging it so I like plain jane.  I like my guns to look good but I can have a plain jane refinished without bank rupting myself. I also like stainless as long as its brushed and not shiney.