LAR Grizzly

[Bob Riebe]

 


                     This L.A.R. Grizzly pistol is 1 Of 20 manufactured in 1988 for Great Northern Guns as Toklat Specials, named after a location and river in Denali Park, Alaska, which derived its name from the Tanana word for "cloudy white water".

           
 TJ’s Latest Custom Handguns   
By Joe Berk

I had lunch with good buddy TJ (of TJ’s Custom Gunworks) recently and he showed me an LAR Grizzly .45 Winchester Magnum handgun he recently completed.  It’s wild.  It’s the one you see in the photo above and in the additional photos below.   Here’s TJ’s description:

The Path of Bushido, a custom L.A.R. Grizzly .45 Winchester Magnum (it’s a supersized 1911). This handgun is Duracoated with Skulls of Death and Kanji characters depicting the seven Samurai virtues of the Bushido. This magnum features the typical 1911 match action, trigger, and reliability work, as well as barrel and bushing clearance reduction. The gun also has melted edges, a speckled Duracoat finish, a Bullet-guide rod, and Millett target sights with orange DayGlo on the front.

                 
                              LAR Grizzly 10”

                 
                              Top gun is an 8" 45 WinMag.

                 
                                Shipped in the white and subsequently custom finished in 1930s Colt's style by Master Gunsmith Daniel Cullity and equipped with Cullity custom gold dot fixed front and adjustable rear sights on the serrated flat top slide. The slide has the initials "WHDG" inlaid in gold just ahead of the rear sight. The front grip strap is fine line checkered. Standard markings, equipped with a compensator and fitted with checkered walnut diamond grips.

 
                         
                          Comped Vietnam Tiger Camouflage Grizzly.45 Magnum Custom!


FULL CUSTOM L.A.R. Grizzly Mark 1 .45WM Winchester Magnum
6 Layer Viet Nam Tiger Camouflage Duracoating
Custom 5-Port "TJ 1911 TRI-MAG COMPENSATOR"
Millett Target Sights with Yellow DayGlo Highlighting,
Then Upgraded to a Leupold Red Dot DeltaPoint Scope with Custom Dovetail Low Profile Mount
Satin Polished Barrel, Semi-Bobbed Hammer With 1-Way deepened Serrations
TJ Series 1 Wide Beaver Tail Grip Safety, Extended Thumb Safety & Slide Release
TJ's Deluxe Action Work Package Taking the Trigger Pull Down To 2.5lbs and Crisp As Glass Breaking!
Level 1 Reliability Package To Ensure Complete Functional Reliability
( Throat & Polish + Fit & Polish Extractor + Commander Type Extended Ejector + Polish Breech Face )

                     
            " This LAR Grizzly is actually a special one and perhaps the most unique.
                 The movie The Shadow featured dual pistols that were in fact not just 1911’s
                 but customized direct from LAR Grizzly pistols for the film".

                           
                            L.A.R. Grizzly Mark V in .50AE