Posted on 12/28/2015 2:55:14 AM PST by Libloather
Gunmaker to craft pistols from chunk of prehistoric meteorite found in Africa nearly 200 years ago and sell them for $1million
A high-end gunmaker is crafting a pair of pistols from a chunk of prehistoric meteorite and plans to sell them for $1million.
Cabot Guns, based in Pittsburgh, has already made gun grips from a 77-pound meteorite and says the 'extra-terrestrial pistols' will go to auction in 2016.
The semi-automatic .45 caliber pistols will be made from the meteorite, which is believed to have crashed to Earth 4.5billion years ago.
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And what are they calling them, Nothung?
I prefer modern designs like that correct the 1911s design flaws. The feed ramps are integral to the barrel and they have coil spring extractors.
They also eliminate all of the unnecessary grip safety parts that can fail. No one carries the 1911 cocked an unlocked like the genius John Browning intended, anyway.
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