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Post by Doug Soal on May 16, 2022 19:55:11 GMT
I owned this for sometime. Sadly sold it a couple of years ago. I saw this pistol on a Taiwan airsoft site. They were RA Tech. They are still going I think, and make upgraded parts for airsoft pistols and rifles. I always admired it, but not having UKARA that’s all I did. Then through the kindness of a shooting range manager, who happened to also have a small airsoft skirmish club as part of his site I got a UKARA number. First thing I did was email RA Tech, the lady who answered was very helpful and spoke perfect English. Sadly they only made 5 of these stainless steel Kimber, ( anodised gold), and they had all sold. Disappointed I started looking around to see what else I could buy in steel pistols. Couple of days later I had an email from the same lady at RA Tech to say they had found they had one gold kimber in their stockroom and did I want it. It came in a lovely wooden display case, unfortunately I never took pictures of that, but here is the pistol. As you can see it had a few different grips while I owned it. It came with the rose-wood ones, and I finally sold it with the gold medallions ones fitted. Not everyone’s cup of tea, and my shooting mates gave me a bit of stick on occasion, (the man with the golden gun etc). WISH I hadn’t sold it though.
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Post by CaptDAR on May 16, 2022 20:27:00 GMT
Lovely pistol but instead of gold I’ll call it ‘Haze Bronze’ Like some of your other RS, mad selling it.
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Post by Doug Soal on May 16, 2022 22:24:10 GMT
Lovely pistol but instead of gold I’ll call it ‘Haze Bronze’ Like some of your other RS, mad selling it. Well I gave up collecting airsoft pistols and everything went, apart from the stainless Desert Eagle because as I knew no one would be willing to pay anything like it’s cost. I went fully over to proper target pistols for a few years. It’s only recently that I have got back into replicas. But as you know I have bought back a couple.
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Post by TalinMoracius on May 17, 2022 6:15:32 GMT
That's a really lovely looking pistol
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Post by HeadHunter on May 17, 2022 8:50:19 GMT
I'm generally not keen on golden guns but the picture with the mother of pearl and gold medallion grips is simply stunning. A perfect combination that sets the gun off wonderfully.
I'm not even going to ask how much she cost, as the answer would just be so demoralising, lol (That's more than I paid for all of mine ! Type of reply)
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Post by Doug Soal on May 17, 2022 9:53:41 GMT
I'm generally not keen on golden guns but the picture with the mother of pearl and gold medallion grips is simply stunning. A perfect combination that sets the gun off wonderfully. I'm not even going to ask how much she cost, as the answer would just be so demoralising, lol ( That's more than I paid for all of mine ! Type of reply) It wasn’t cheap, but being so rare it held its value.
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Post by Doug Soal on May 17, 2022 11:48:48 GMT
I also had the blued & stainless finish Kimber, not as rare as the gold. Very nice though. Sadly long gone and no longer made.
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Post by abasmajor on May 17, 2022 13:44:51 GMT
. Not everyone’s cup of tea, and my shooting mates gave me a bit of stick on occasion, (the man with the golden gun etc). Hi Doug, If anybody at the club comments about the jewery llke apearance of some of your pistols in the future, be sure to let me know and I will sort them out for you. Brian
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Post by Doug Soal on May 17, 2022 14:05:53 GMT
. Not everyone’s cup of tea, and my shooting mates gave me a bit of stick on occasion, (the man with the golden gun etc). Hi Doug, If anybody at the club comments about the jewery llke apearance of some of your pistols in the future, be sure to let me know and I will sort them out for you. Brian Good to know Brian, now how much is that fully engraved Colt going for. 😂
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Post by billybobmills on Jul 9, 2022 13:29:40 GMT
I also had the blued & stainless finish Kimber, not as rare as the gold. Very nice though. Sadly long gone and no longer made. Wow they are very nice indeed
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Post by Doug Soal on Jul 9, 2022 14:25:03 GMT
Just having a couple of steel pistols built by Firesupport. Pictures to follow when I get them.
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