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| Designers of quality
special limited edition firearms for sale to stocking firearms dealers
and collectors, across the USA. |
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| new from talo distributors |
This special edition is, by far, the
most elaborate project that TALO has undertaken. After more than a year
of planning and design, the gun has emerged as fitting tribute to an
American hero.
Our idea was to try to show
the relationship between the values that Wayne symbolizes and the efforts
of Bill Ruger’s proud factory
and the artistry of an American farmer turned engraver. The red Ruger
box features a special dome label and a commemorative John Wayne sleeve.
A descriptive booklet is included with each gun. An example of the booklet
is on the site. We expect to begin shipping to the wholesalers on July
16th 2007.
The gun starts with a highly polished, specially serial numbered (JW001), 4 5/8 inch royal blue .45LC Vaquero. The engraving design is the work of Lee R. Griffiths, Hyde Park, UT. , see www.lgartistry.com The
frame, cylinder and barrel are embellished with sophisticated American
scrollwork.
Click here to view
John Wayne ad
Click here to View thayne Brochure
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and back strap are also enhanced. The barrel displays the Wayne signature
in 24 kt gold. Baron Technology faithfully reproduced Lee’s design
on the final product. Our grips are uniquely checkered walnut panels
that display a carved JW in each side. The project is produced under
a limited license from John Wayne Enterprises. |
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| How do I find a John Wayne Ruger ? |
All TALO Limited editions are sold to dealers through TALO wholesalers. Ask your FFL dealer to call one of the TALO Ruger Wholesalers listed below. |
LM Burney Dist. LLC
900 Schroeder
Waco, TX 76710
254-751-9333 |
Bill Hicks & Co LTD
15155 23rd Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55447
763-476-6200 |
Camfour Inc
65 Westfield Ind Park Rd
Westfield, MA 01085
413-564-2300 |
Hill Country Wholesale
13514 Immanuel Rd
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-244-1975 |
Davidson’s
6100 Wilkinson Dr
Prescott, AZ 86301
928-776-8055 |
Lipsey’s LLC
PO Box 83289
Baton Rouge, LA. 70884
225-755-1333 |
VF Grace
605 E 13th St
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-272-6431 |
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| A complete list of TALO wholesalers is available
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| the dragon colt |
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A new technology
allows extraordinary embellishments for America's favorite pistol.
By Wiley Clapp
Reprinted with permission,
Handguns Magazine
April/May 2004.
The Colt company has never been reluctant to
embellish its firearms. As a matter of fact, Sam Colt himself started
the tradition with highly engraved caplock revolvers way before the
Civil War. To this day, Colt's Mfg. Co. maintains a Custom Shop to
build one-of-a-kind masterpieces for discriminating buyers.
The heart
of a special Colt presentation firearm is almost invariably the high-quality
hand engraving that goes on the arm. For that reason, there are still
top-notch engravers at work in the Custom Shop. Their work is time-consuming
and understandably costly. Obviously, it is not for everyone.
But there is now another way to enjoy an out-of-the-ordinary, but much
less costly, Colt pistol that is also highly embellished.
Colt has
teamed up with Baron Technology to produce a series of short runs of
1911A1 pistols that are strikingly handsome. The idea is to create
special pistols with identifying serial numbers. The value of these
pistols is enhanced by the relatively small size of the run and the
distinctively different embellishments. I saw four different ones recently,
and the fanciest of the quartet went to the incomparable Ichiro Nagata
for a series of his spectacular photographs. It is shown here in all
its glory.
The theme of the gun is a dragon, the This one strikes me as being an
Oriental dragon in that it has a marked resemblance to the carved ivory
beasts I saw on M1911 grips made in small shops in Hong Kong. A bug-eyed,
fire-breathing critter, this dragon straddles the pistol's highly polished
stainless steel slide.mythical beast of folklore. |
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The dragon's mouth is just aft
of the front sight, and its legs-on either side of the slide-are bunched
up as if to pounce on its prey. Every detail of the beast's terrifying
appearance stands out in meticulous detail.
These things could probably
have happened by means of deeply carved, bulino-style engraving. But
they didn't. David Baron and the craftsmen at Baron Technologies developed
electro-chemical etching far beyond what had been used in the past. They
now cut steel to two different depths rather than the previous single
level. It is a much more detailed system and much, much better looking.
This is why all of those dragon scales and its rolling eyes are so much
more lifelike. By using selective plating of various areas of the etched
surface-silver, copper and gold-the total effect is stunningly attractive.
The Dragon Colt carries the effect just a little further with dull walnut
grip panels finished up to look like the scaly hide of a mythical beast.
All things considered, it is an exceptional pistol, perhaps the most
exotic 1911 ever. |
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TALO Distributors
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PO Box 2206
Framingham, MA 01701-2266 |
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