Lloyd,
I used to get excited by the hook frames used by Safari arms, now Olympic Arms.......... I even bought a Caspian hook frame and built a great gun on it. A few years later, I bought another standard Caspian frame, and swapped it out, selling the hook.......... I guess I out grew it...............Hook frames, now?.........Not interested.
As far as the Case Colored 1911's go, ........Again,...... Not interested,......However, some years ago, Calvert Foster of Caspian Arms did a Damascus 1911 that did catch my eye.........that was nice.
I guess it's Blued steel and Walnut, or Pachmeyers for me.
Tom
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