Army Chief's Colt 1911s

**Sam** · 12-16-13, 05:33

Picture working fine for me, must be your rotten apple.

Those pictures were the only one Chuck had a chance to post.

BTW, the Rail Gun was NOT Chuck's last project. There is another one that's being finished now. This one is promised to be the most beautiful one, it will go to Chuck's daughter. I believe the Rail Gun was given to one of his sons.

**Sam** · 12-16-13, 08:25

hmmm, what's going on with the pictures. I'm on my third computer (desktop, laptop and tablet), I can see them just fine even on my android phone. lol.

What do you computer geeks think is the problem? The IT dudes always tell me to clear out my cookie or clear out my cache.

Can you see these?

**montanadave** · 12-16-13, 09:28

Bingo on my NEW Kindle Fire HDX.

Thanks again, Sam. And thanks for the correction. Henceforth, this CRG will be known as A.C.'s penultimate project.

**RogerinTPA** · 12-16-13, 11:11

Very nice Sam, thank you for sharing.

**CoryCop25** · 12-16-13, 14:04

Now I can see it.

**Karabiner** · 12-16-13, 15:14

Originally Posted by Sam

BTW, the Rail Gun was NOT Chuck's last project. There is another one that's being finished now. This one is promised to be the most beautiful one, it will go to Chuck's daughter. I believe the Rail Gun was given to one of his sons.

Spot on Sam. As you might imagine, AC's 1911 legacy was well thought out. He made sure to sit me down on a few occasions and prescribe out the firearm distribution amongst his 3 kids. He raised us all as shooters, 1911 fans, and appreciators of craftsmanship. The caliber and quality of his 1911 collection is not lost on us. We all treasure the tactile memories associated with each one of his firearms; especially his .45s. The final build you mentioned is indeed going to AC's daughter. He felt it appropriate to leave his most attractive and most museum worthy piece to her. My brother and I each received a pair of more utilitarian combat/carry guns which will be used, abused, cared for, and treasured the way he would want them to be.

- K

**SeriousStudent** · 12-16-13, 17:40

Originally Posted by Karabiner

....... My brother and I each received a pair of more utilitarian combat/carry guns which will be used, abused, cared for, and treasured the way he would want them to be.

- K

That's the best testament I can think of to your father. It's an excellent thing to do.

**R0CKETMAN** · 12-16-13, 18:12

Originally Posted by Sam

Picture working fine for me, must be your rotten apple.

Originally Posted by Sam

BTW, the Rail Gun was NOT Chuck's last project. There is another one that's being finished now. This one is promised to be the most beautiful one, it will go to Chuck's daughter. I believe the Rail Gun was given to one of his sons.

from AC/Chuck in his own words
Tracking on your CRG finish thoughts now. For duty purposes, I would likely have gone with a black Cerakote, definitely. I considered it. Instead, I just wanted to stick with something that was imminently easy to care for and touch up, and suited to everything from the nightstand to the backpack. Plus, I don't have any other stainless 1911s these days, and I really did like the idea of sticking with whole black & silver Warrant Officer thing. Subtle, but meaningful to me.

The Retro will get a deep, dark 2000 grit bluing job w/Nitre accents, definitely. (Challis is doing the ivory right now.) As close to a BBQ gun as I am willing to own, but I think it will suit the theme well, as I wanted to do the whole "Best of the Old (Retro) / Best of the New (CRG)