My any fair measure the Model 1911A has got to rank in the top tier of works of genius. Not merely superbly functional and famously reliable, it is a timless work of art as well.
Not only did John Moses Browning design the incomparable M1911, but also the BAR - arguably the finest Squad Automatic Weapon ever designed - and the M1935 "Hi-Power", the first hi-capacity ".380 magnum" handgun ever AND the one that feels better in the hand than most other pistols.
Had he been Catholic instead of Mormon, I'd put him in for sainthood! Heck, the Catholic Church should make an exception for his case.