Happiness is a new gun 2

[BirdsThaWord]

Yaaay! Picked up the Para today. Was happily surprised by the original case, in good condition, with owners manual and 2 original Para mags. Gun store owner is a 1911 guy, and we talk 1911's & my projects each time I'm in there, so he threw in the 1911 display in the pic that he had made himself.
I immediately put on the Bawanna grips shown, but discovered that I'm going to have to change to slim bushings & screws. Shucks!
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[Bawanna]

Yaaay! Picked up the Para today. Was happily surprised by the original case, in good condition, with owners manual and 2 original Para mags. Gun store owner is a 1911 guy, and we talk 1911's & my projects each time I'm in there, so he threw in the 1911 display in the pic that he had made himself.
I immediately put on the Bawanna grips shown, but discovered that I'm going to have to change to slim bushings & screws. Shucks!
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That's the model we got for one of my PD Chiefs. Only one I ever ran across that didn't like Wilson mags. It ran fine with the Para mags. Mine which is the same but has a beavertail runs fine on Wilson mags.
I remember those grips well, they'd still be on mine if I didn't have the Ivory Hippo tooth on it. I never shoot it, have it in a class case where I can drool on it with a few others. Bought it the day my dad passed as a grieving gun. The wrap around the safety tube on those I really liked. It's the way I generally try to make em if there isn't a long extended thumb safety. They are thin.

I just might have to make me a display stand, I made on that holds a couple but I think I can do better if I work at it.

[BirdsThaWord]

That's the model we got for one of my PD Chiefs. Only one I ever ran across that didn't like Wilson mags. It ran fine with the Para mags. Mine which is the same but has a beavertail runs fine on Wilson mags.
I remember those grips well, they'd still be on mine if I didn't have the Ivory Hippo tooth on it. I never shoot it, have it in a class case where I can drool on it with a few others. Bought it the day my dad passed as a grieving gun. The wrap around the safety tube on those I really liked. It's the way I generally try to make em if there isn't a long extended thumb safety. They are thin.

I just might have to make me a display stand, I made on that holds a couple but I think I can do better if I work at it.

I bet you could make an incredible looking stand with your wood working skills! Hippo tooth? Never heard or seen. That’s pretty cool. Are they old? I bet they cost a pretty penny either way.
Yes, I love the little grips and that plunger tube covering they do. Well worth investing in some different bushings and screws to be able to get them on there. Interesting back story on why/when you got your Para. I understand why you’d want to display it.

[Bawanna]

I bet you could make an incredible looking stand with your wood working skills! Hippo tooth? Never heard or seen. That’s pretty cool. Are they old? I bet they cost a pretty penny either way.
Yes, I love the little grips and that plunger tube covering they do. Well worth investing in some different bushings and screws to be able to get them on there. Interesting back story on why/when you got your Para. I understand why you’d want to display it.

Hippo tooth is Ivory. A member here sent me the tooth and I made him a set that he had scrimshawed. Got two other sets out of the tooth as well. Hard to work with. Thought I'd posted pics here not long ago.

[Barth]

Yaaay! Picked up the Para today. Was happily surprised by the original case, in good condition, with owners manual and 2 original Para mags. Gun store owner is a 1911 guy, and we talk 1911's & my projects each time I'm in there, so he threw in the 1911 display in the pic that he had made himself.
I immediately put on the Bawanna grips shown, but discovered that I'm going to have to change to slim bushings & screws. Shucks!
20240503_145632.jpg

Wow that's a beauty!
There's just something about the look of a 1911.
And I'm a fool for the shiny - LOL!
Many of my guns are stainless steel, but usually brushed stainless.
I've thought about having a gun hard chromed at some point
Wanted a high polished stainless CZ 75 - but I think they were discontinued