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This KGB Customs full build on a stainless Colt 1911A1. I won it in a charity raffle, and it is the nicest thing I own. I wouldn't sell it because while I could probably get a substantial amount of money for it, with Karl's builds being in the $7,000+ range and his books being closed, the used custom market is still a buyer's market, and things don't move without fairly steep discounts. And if I ever sold it, I will probably not for the rest of my life ever be able to afford to replace it with something comparable.
So it's the last handgun I'd sell, in the sense that I know it's the most irreplaceable one I have.
I love the grips
We maybe look at what’s in our holster as a trophy more than a tool.
Are you asking about the last one I WOULD sell, or the one I WOULD NOT?
I know I'm guilty of this. I figured out long ago, it wasn't the gun I really enjoyed, it was the HUNT for the gun. Prowling gun shops, and gun shows. Talking to people about guns, researching, first in books, magazines, and finally the internet. I've never bought one off Gunbroker or anything like that. Too sterile, too "easy" maybe? I've got to hold it, turn it over in my hands. Hear the "You should have been here yesterday, we had..." stories. Once I have it, the luster fades somewhat, and eventually it will get sold to help pay for the next thing I can't live without.
Stupid crazy addiction I'm sure.
But on the other hand...I have had a LOT of cool guns.