!!!!!SOLD!!!!! Alex Baez & Herschel Kopp Cased Pair Of 1/5 Scale Colt 1911 A1 Semi-Auto Pistols, One In 14 Karat Gold & One In Sterling Silver, Both With Pearl Grips !!!!!SOLD!!!!!

!!!!!SOLD!!!!!  This is a cased pair of 1/5 scale Colt 1911 A1 semi-automatic pistols made by master jeweler Alex Baez of California..  One pistol is made of solid 14 karat gold with mother of pearl grips, the other is made of sterling silver with mother of pearl grips   Alex passed away about 3+ years ago & Herschel passed away over 20 years ago.  Both pistols are 1 3/4″ long overall with a 3/4″ barrel of about .068 caliber.  All the parts are solid 14 karat gold or sterling silver , except for the steel springs, the mother of pearl grips grips, and the brass grip screws.  Both pieces are fully functional and will feed, chamber, extract, and eject dummy cartridges, & 10 dummy cartridges are included.  These miniatures have all of the parts of a full size Colt 1911 A1 except there are no grip screw bushings.  The hammer cocks when the slide is retracted & is released when the trigger is pulled & both the thumb & grip safeties work.  The rear of the slide properly serrated on each side, as  the slide release & mainspring housing.  The hammer spur, barrel bushing, and magazine release are checkered.  The mother of pearl grips are held in place by two brass screws on each side.  These pieces were made by Alex.   Herschel Kopp pantograph engraved the Colt markings on the left sides of the slides.  Includes a nice walnut hinged top case with push button latch.  The interior bottom semi-French fit and lined in green felt.  The interior top lined in the same green felt..  The gold pistol weighs .7 ounce.  With gold at about $3,350.00/ounce today (8/19/2025), that calculates to over $1,370.00 just in gold value alone!  This is the only double cased set like this I have ever seen!  Stock # CK-36.  !!!!!SOLD!!!!!