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18 February 2018, 05:28
Fjold
Jim Hoag passes
I just heard that Jim Hoag, one of the all time great 1911 smiths just passed away.


Frank



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18 February 2018, 05:46
Michael Robinson
Jim Hoag was a master pistolsmith. Old school. The old masters, like Jim Hoag and Armand Swenson, could take a box, stock 1911 and turn it into a modern combat masterpiece. RIP.


Mike

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