your thoughts?

CZ 75! Buy one for $400, spend $150 on a trigger job and you have a match grade pistol that will shoot with anything. Sometimes it happens without a trigger job!

You're probably asking about looks, and that works for me as well!

Single Action Army with 4 3/4" barrel. Add 1/4 coverage engraving, and Ivory stocks and you have it!! Color-cased and blued.

Rich
DRSS

And all its descendants

Remington Rolling Block

N Frame, model 27 S&W

how about a luger

S-frame, 4-screw, pre-Model 29 44 mag, blued with a 6 1/2" barrel. The bluing on those old S&W's were very nice, second to the old Colt Python's bluing.

Colt Diamondback 22 rimfire with a 4" barrel.

Glocks

FN Herstal 1911, I saw NIB at the gun show in Feb. It was a 40S&W, if it would have been 45ACP it would have went home with me. Drop dead gorgeous!

1.An old Colt SAA: Ivories and full coverage engraving.

Runners up...
2.Ruger MK II Govt. Target
3.Ruger MK II Standard Target (tapered barrel)
4 Colt Python 2.5 in. barrel blued.
5.H&K P7M13 w/wood grips

honorable mention
I always thought the Sphinx AT380 was a looker.

tigerstripe dessert eagle

blued 4 inch N frame
colt saa
blued colt 1911

PS. Better define word PISTOL. I think some of the mates are confused.
Maaan, there ain't no 'N-frame' pistol!

Blued Model 29.

John Murtz(sic) Luger or P-38 in 45acp.

Auto - SW 745 45acp
Revolver - Korth 357 mag

I have seen 1 Korth combat pistol at the 2005 shot show. It was a work of art.

I don't really like engraved or nickle guns but I once saw a Browning HiPower that was both and just drop dead sexy

Since this has gone the route of revolvers, I'll throw in my favorite, the French Manurhin MR-73. It is one great revolver, incredibly well made, and as good looking a revolver as can be. Here's a link:

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg66-e.htm

Ruger SBH Stainless Bisley Hunter.

Mauser Broomhandle 9mm.

I have to go with the Colt Python.
Who can say this gun is not beautiful?

Colt Python

+1 for the Colt Python. It is by far the most beautiful handgun I've ever come across, and not too bad performer either.

For some reason I've also liked the CZ 52 in 7,62 Tokarev. It has a really strong construction and with it's ergonomy the gun/round combination is a real bad-ass kicker. I guess that's what makes it feel it has character

Oh and of course Heckler&Koch P7. Don't ask me why, I guess it's because it reminds me of the 70's technology par excellence, which somehow has always appealed to me.

Wink:

Interesting. I never heard of the M73 before. Does the lower grip angle seem to help the pointing ability?

H&K P7M8. Easy.
If I can have a second choice, and we can go with form follows function, then the Astra 400. Damn gun was (is) ugly, but would work with anything from 9mm Largo to 380 ACP, in an emergency, with no tinkering.

I think the Colt Single Action Flattop Target is/was stunning. Here's my USFA rendition.

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:
Wink:

Interesting. I never heard of the M73 before. Does the lower grip angle seem to help the pointing ability?

Gatogordo, I lost track of this thread and never responded to your question. I have only shot MR 73's that belong to members of my gun club, and they point well for me. I have never analysed the effect of the grip angle and haven't shot enough different revolvers to have an opinion on the grip angle question. But these are very well made revolvers, better than any European revolver I know, except for the Korth. But the Korth is a very expensive target type of revolver while the MR 73 was a service issue revolver, although probably the best service issue revolver I know of.

.44 magnum automag.....................a stainless steel beauty............

Beretta 92fs
S&W mod 29
S&W mod 586 4 inch
however the

Pre-WW2 S&W K-22. Mine still has 95% of the original deep, deep bluing. The internals are just as beautiful to produce a suberbly accurate revolver.

#1 1911, (all versions)
#2 BHP

A Colt 1911. I like the basics, not flashy, but that pistol looked great and gave you the impression of lasting utility and power. And with that Colt blue that seemed to go into the metal itself, like looking into a pool of blue water it was a knockout visually.
A close second would have to be, for me, a Colt SAA, again with the Colt blue and a case hardened frame that only the masters at Colt could seeem to do.
I own neither, but lust after both. Nothing kinky in gun lust now.

runner up

70 cal double. The grip angle looks kind of odd until you pick it up, then it fits and feels perfect.


The 44 Automag is a great gun, but the grip could have used some more work. At least it isn't as bad as the Widley. I think the Sig Saur autos have the best feeling grip of all auto pistols.

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honorable mention
I always thought the Sphinx AT380 was a looker.

I own one, and agree it's a handsome little piece. It's a shooter, too.

Cheers,

KG

Colt Python 6"
Walther PPK
Browning Hi-Power

Auto: Colt 45ACP Gold Cup
Revolver: Toss up between a 6" Colt Python and an 8" S&W M29 in 44 mag