ltwguns.com

I’m personally a huge fan of the 38 Super. It has fantastic accuracy potential, feeds well in the 1911 platform, and is a joy to shoot in extended practice sessions.

And so it was a pleasure building this pistol on a NRM Colt Gov’t. Model in 38 Super. The idea was to build a totally practical pistol that subtly makes a statement, yet is not too far over the top. The YoBo boys did the bluing and Chris Marona the pics.

All machine work was done in house. Many thanks for looking, hope ya like it!








Fluted slide. Ramped Kart barrel fluted over chamber area. Lowered and flaired ejection port. Beveled slide bottom. French borders.





Custom front slide radius. Flush cut barrel crown.





Flat topped slide and bordered arrowhead serrations at 40 lpi. Low mounted, dehorned Heinie sights. Another view of the fluted slide.





Tapered ‘tear drop’ flutes cut on a straight profile barrel.





High cut and ‘Golfballed’ frontstrap and MS housing. Done in house, with permission from concept inventor, the one and only Chuck Rogers.








Mag well bevel was cut as far as possible into the MS housing. Note the absence of the vertical knife edge (at the back of the mag well) common to this type of modification; here we have just a smooth, continuous ramp into the well.







Contoured, reshaped and blended safeties.



In a different light... Radical muzzle crown gives this Super a 'big bore' effect. Countersunk/flush cut slidestop hole/pin.




A quick note....This pistol features a rather unique method of slide to frame fit. It has true, square, optimal bearing surfaces (and other special design features), yielding a tight, smooth, extremely long lasting fit with total reliability. Details forthcoming when my website launches.

Thanks again for looking!

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Stan Chen Customs
http://www.chencustoms.com

fantastic looking piece!

The photos simply don't do this pistola justice. I got to handle it at SHOT this year, and it's quite fantastic

--Mark

I have to echo what Mark said. This gun is simply beautiful. Stan's work if unreal and he is absolutely one of the best guys in the business. Congrats on a fine gun Stan.

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Heirloom Precision, LLC.
480-804-1911

"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking."
- General George Patton Jr

I think that might be
THE NICEST CUSTOM 1911 THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN!

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http://www.rogersprecision.com

Wow. Is it POSSIBLE to get any higher praise than that? Especially given the source?!?

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Wayne Miller

WoW...
Where do I sign up to send my colt 9mm too..
the Barrel flutes and Crown are AWESOME..
many Thanks for the Great Pictures
and Ideas to futher push me into a downward sprial
on whhich pistol I would like what done tooo...

SuperComp9 aka Jerry K.

Holy Crap Batman That's gorgeous! Just when I think I know how I want my gun done I see something new. I may need 3 or 4 guns done to cover all my "wants".

I just want to say thanks again to you guys for this website. Most of us would probably never get to see some of this outstanding craftsmanship without the website.

...might was well lock this thread since Chuck pretty much said it all, and I doubt anybody could provide a higher compliment.

But......I just had to add my comments of admiration. I was able to fondle this amazing pistol at Shot and the pictures only tell part of the story. This pistol is a superb example of a gifted machinist and artisan showcasing his talents.

Well done,

Brian

Getting to see pistols like this is the reason I try to make sure I visit this sight EVERY day. I'm afraid I'd miss out if I didn't.

That's a beauty. Thanks for sharing.

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Jeff

Stan,

I'm with Chuck. I was looking at that and trying to find the words. I simply could not. That is an AMAZING gun. From the caliber choice to the details... just plain BAD A$$. Wow! You have been blessed with some serious metalworking skills, and you use that gift well.

~Jim Keeney

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"I'd rather die on my feet than keep living on my knees." - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican Revolutionary

That pistol is incredible!!!

Boys, I'm going to have make a LTW Forum first, and officially call DIBS once Stan opens his list to the public.

Gents, Of all the 50 or so guns that LTW had at SHOT, this gun got more "can I see that?" requests than any other, including LTW 1. Stan did a superlative job here, and I know he got at least one (and possibly more) offers to buy it. Excellent job Stan!!

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Don Williams
http://www.theactionworks.com
http://www.ltwguns.com

Wow....

As other posters have said; stunning.

I love the fluting on the slide, especially. Wow.

(And I, unlike some other posters, think I'm glad that Stan doesn't
have his list open to the public; I'm building up a collection of custom
guns wants and by bank balance cannae take it, Jim!
-- Charlie

Absolutely Beautiful!

Truly beautiful. UNREAL!

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"Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came?
Why then, the war would come to you!"
(Bertolt Brecht)

Duuuuude!


Where did you find a photographer whose work is as incredibly nice as your pistol is beautiful? I'm stunned at how gorgeous it all is.



Stan's workmanship is awesome as I had my mitts all over this bad-boy at the SHOT Show, but for the first time I can remember, a gun looks even better in pics than in person.



Get ready to be very busy Mr. Chen!

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shop.HarrisonCustom.com
www.HarrisonCustom.com

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

Amen and amen!! That is MAGNIFICENT!!!!

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Sic Semper Tyrannis

I feel like I'm just repeating what everyone else has already said, but that gun is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

The attention to detail and smooth feel in how it operated, when I got to see it at SHOT, were incredible.

As an avid fan/collector of .38 Super Colt's, I couldn't resist fondling it every chance that I had in the booth.

Great job Stan!!!!

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http://www.harmscustomdesigns.com

Uhhh, I just wet myself looking at those pics.

Mike

Is Colt making a 38 Super now or is this originally a 45 converted to 38 super?

I think I just popped a woody.

Words can not describe how awsome of a job you did with this firearm.

pete

Yeah I've been staring at that one over at stan's still-in-construction website for a couple of weeks, wondering when the rest of you guys were going to catch on and start the usual round of drooling.

Awesome looking pistol Stan!

I dig the deep recessed barrel crown!

I am absolutely speechless...

that is magnificent..

I have been searching for something to say that the rest of the posts have missed. I am at a loss for words.

That is a magnificent pistol!!! Stan I think your preverbal 15 minutes of fame is going to run much longer than that, hopefully for at least another 40 or 50 years.

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John Del Pinto

What else can be said........but what is your wait time I'm in....

G

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Gary Pennington
email........ brewdog57@hotmail.com


I've learned age is a very high price to pay for maturity

This one definitely stood out at SHOT. Told myself several times to grab it and check it out but every time I tried somebody else was already fondling it. This is one of those cases where the pic DO do it justice-- it looks awesome on the screen or in real life.

Outstanding pistol Stan. How long did it take you to get all the finger prints and slobber off that gun? I know I had my share of grubby prints on it. Looking forward to some more information on that bad boy and the web site.

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Tony Barnes
Brownells, Inc