American Pistolsmith Guild Past President and recipeint of Pistolsmith of the Year award John Yanek has been crafting refined, classic sidearms for decades. Only recently retired he certainly has put in his time at the bench, from his website:

“I specialize in the customization of the 1911. I have been pistolsmithing since 1979. All work, with the exception of bluing and plating, is performed by me. My passion for the trade is fueled by my love of the outdoors, hunting and the shooting sports.

Before any gun leaves my shop it is tested for 100% reliability and accuracy. While earlier in my career I built many compensated pistols, some for professional shooters, I no longer build comp guns.

Some of my notable clients include:

The late Col. Charlie Beckwith

Delta Force operatives

Border Patrol

Secret Service, FBI Agents, and Police Officers”

John’s resume is lengthy, and he has been featured in several publications thru the years, his work quietly done at his quiet Eastern Pennsylvania shop. This pistol, left Colt in 1996 has his full weight behind its build. Nicely fit top to bottom, nice carry bevel, perfect checkering, Barsto Match barrel, Brown safeties, Novak Sights and other premium parts make this custom LW OACP a great custom carry gun. Finished in satin Guncoat, this pistol comes as shown with one CMC mag, the original box/sleeve is also included, and en route from my client.

Email questions: kgbcustoms@gmail.com

$3999 Shipped