Alex Baez & Herschel Kopp 1/5 Scale Colt 1911 A1 In Sterling Silver With Pearl Grips

This is a 1/5 scale Colt 1911 A1 made of solid sterling silver with mother of pearl grips by master jeweler Alex Baez of California & Herschel Kopp of Ohio.  Alex passed away about 3+ years ago & Herschel passed over 20 years ago.  1 3/4″ long overall with a 3/4″ barrel of about .068 caliber.  All the parts are solid sterling silver, except for the steel springs, the mother of pearl grips, and the brass grip screws.  This piece is fully functional and will feed, chamber, extract, and eject dummy cartridges, but unfortunately no 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.  The rear of the slide properly serrated on each side, as  the slide release & mainspring housing.  The hammer spur, barrel bushing bushing, and magazine release are checkered.  The grips are held in place by two brass screws on each side.  Herschel Kopp pantograph engraved the slide markings.  Unfortunately, there is no case of dummy cartridges.  This would normally sell for about $2,500.00, but because it doesn’t have the case or dummy cartridges I’ve priced it accordingly.  Stock # CK-35.  Price:  $1,750.00.