And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The 1911 appeals to me because of its sturdy, utilitarian design. I find further embellishments unnecessary. But I can appreciate the effort required for a build like this. Damascus steel has been used for centuries in firearms and edged weapons. (Consider a katana for instance.) Properly forged and heat treated, it should prove serviceable in this application. Better than a commercial forging? Hard to say, but that's not really the point of this pistol. It is clearly intended as a work art.
More here: https://www.google.com/search?q=damascus+steel+1911&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXoKW4xdTcAhXuHDQIHdS4BmQQ_AUICygC&biw=1088&bih=479&dpr=1.25
And here: http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2013/04/ask-a-knifemaker-the-truth-about-damascus/
Is that 'blueing?" or an imprint in the casting?
ReplyDeleteI believe it's Jesse James that did it, and I'd guess it's damascus steel.
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DeleteThe 1911 appeals to me because of its sturdy, utilitarian design. I find further embellishments unnecessary.
DeleteBut I can appreciate the effort required for a build like this.
Damascus steel has been used for centuries in firearms and edged weapons. (Consider a katana for instance.) Properly forged and heat treated, it should prove serviceable in this application. Better than a commercial forging? Hard to say, but that's not really the point of this pistol. It is clearly intended as a work art.
More here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=damascus+steel+1911&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXoKW4xdTcAhXuHDQIHdS4BmQQ_AUICygC&biw=1088&bih=479&dpr=1.25
And here:
http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2013/04/ask-a-knifemaker-the-truth-about-damascus/
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Wonder if it would cause stress cracks and fatiguing?
ReplyDeleteSorry. I think it's ugly.
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