This past summer, my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. I had planned to buy her a very nice, sparkly rock with a gold device to attach it to her finger.
She had other plans... A few months later, the new front porch she wanted was done, and I had written a couple of checks that made that damn diamond look cheap! Oh well... she did a nice job of making it up to me!
My lovely bride, knowing that a nice pistol would mean as much as anything she could give me, purchased a Colt Commander and told me to call somebody who would build something nice out of it. Deb and I talked over the specs of the gun quite a bit, and then I called my friend Tim Cronin at Yost-Bonitz.
Tim did an outstanding job on this one. We wanted something similar to a 1* Elite, and used those specs as a starting point. We changed the rear sight to a Heinie unit, added some presentation grade Spegel grips, french borders and a serrated slide rear, complete with a spare serrated extractor. Tim added a little extra class, by giving the slide flats a polish job that has to be seen to be truly appreciated.
Enjoy the pictures!
The gold line front sight has become a "must have" on my 1911s:
I want to thank Tim for his craftsmanship on this very special gun. Tim's built me quite a few guns, but none quite as special as this one.
Lastly, I want to thank the most wonderful girl in the world. My beautiful wife Deb. Thanks for 20 years of being my very best friend. I love you.
It would be really embarrasing to show you guys my picture from twenty years ago. Therefore, I'll show you Deb's!
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