SIG SAUER has been around for a while. Long enough, in fact, for their master gunsmiths to get a little…bored. And instead of doing what everyone else does when they’re bored (Reddit), SIG gave them a nearly unlimited budget and asked them to make something amazing. And man, they didn’t disappoint . . .
The Excalibur is one of the firearms in SIG’s “Masterpiece” line of firearms, guns specifically intended to show off the mastery of their in-house gunsmiths and how beautiful their iconic X-Five handgun can get. It’s kind of the same reason airlines have extravagant first class offerings: if the top-of-the-line stuff is this good, then just imagine how well they do the normal stuff. They can make one for you as well… if you have the cash to pay for it. This one handgun would retail for about $92,000, making it one of the most expensive handguns you can buy. The reason for the price comes not only from the remarkable craftsmanship of the gun, but also from the fact that the handle is made out of 100% real and legal ivory.
The sword along the top of the gun, made to look like a Damascus steel blade, is removable — and extremely sharp. Not your average letter opener.
The Excalibur is an absolutely beautiful piece of art, and that’s the problem: I could never fire it. I’d be scared that I’d scratch it.
I’d shoot it in a heartbeat!
Stand Strong Connecticut. On this day for you and my great-grandmother, Jane Ryan: The Rising of the Moon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwHm18K3kjs
And some people say the S&W R8 is an unattractive handgun? This thing looks like it was chipped out of a solid ingot of uglonium.
I do like the grips, though.
Fools.
The R8 is awesome.
This Sig however…. man that thing is ooglee
Agreed about the R8. Scientists from the local university will occasionally borrow my R8 to verify the calibration on their finely-tuned baddass-o-tron.
Uglonium…..learn something new every day, but this takes the cake 🙂
Tom
Even if EP made the lower and then back-filled it, what I have seen in videos is that the lower itself has lugs that protrude into the cavity. These lugs keep you from just prying out the filler piece and force you to machine the filler down. This method was obviously intentional to require a degree of effort in finishing it. IMHO this is more about who bought from Ares and scaring the public away from ghost guns is just a bonus.
All of it.
All of you need to go watch the interviews with Ares armor on NutnFancy`s YouTube channel. Rather then playing armchair theorist/commando. All the issues are outlined there,and you will get the measure of the man that owns Ares armor. Take the time to get the story from the people involved..or just be quiet.
First hand info,or all this 3rd and 4th hand info that TTAG and the commenter s are putting out. Take your pick. I`ll admit I`m disappointed in the way that T-TAg is *reporting* on this.
Another stupid ass move by a stupid ass! Let’ s bypass Congress and do whatever my personal agenda feels like!
Any gunsmith possessed of the artistic imagination evidenced by this gun should be in the retro Mediterranean-style lighting fixture design industry, not in firearms finishing.
I too have the less expensive small safes screwed to shelving, etc, it will slow down a thief a little bit but that’s about it. I do have an alarm on the house, though. So they’d have to break in with a burglar alarm blaring run through the house get to the safe unbolt/rip it out, flee with it – layered security may be imperfect but it helps.
Excalibur
Excalibur
From the United King
I’m looking for him
I’m going to California
Excalibur
Excalibur
From the United King
I’m looking for him
I’m going to California
Excalibur
Excalibur
Excalibur
Yes, Sig can make a gun far uglier than Glock. Plus, it’s ridiculously expensive. No amount of booze could make that gun pretty, even in a dark night club.
Your also only at a disadvantage if you engage a shorter from the front, from the sides or from behind is the best bet. Train hard, fight dirty.
I suppose he’s an expert on brain surgery too.
I am skeptical at this moment, but it may be that this is just the beginning. If things continue to escalate between NATO and Russia over Crimea we could see something resembling a war footing that would make the trade in their guns and ammunition problematic at best.
Honestly, I read a few lines of his wordy garbage and flushed the rest. He asked why we never hear about defensive gun use? The media is why. They distort and manipulate the news. Mainstream media is NOT OUR FRIEND.
Also, law enforcement are the ones that make media releases. Much of this stuff simply doesn’t make it to a media release and if it does, the media doesn’t further release it.
People should read the local police and sheriffs dept web sites for media releases and watch how much the mainstream media doesn’t’ report.
“The claim to fame for these models is that the lower receivers are two different colors — one color for the receiver itself, and a completely different color for the parts that need to be milled out to complete the gun.”
Now – just speculating here – what would be REALLY cool would be if those two different materials responded differently to a specific solvent. As in, the white stuff dissolves while the black stuff is left untouched.
Depends.
A little more timely, and a little closer to Neil’s home:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/batavia_geneva_st_charles/chi-home-intruder-shot-st-charles-20140317,0,1705115.story
I thought we established this. They want the customer lists and now they have an excuse to obtain such.
Yeah, restrain
Will this delay even further the importation of Arsenal’s “Strike One”?
About one hundred fifty rounds through my solo. Like a said it is not my range gun I do put a mgazine or two through it every month. At the range I prefer my glock 19 or ppq m2..But to carry I like the solo or my LCR.
WISHING you could carry a handgun is a disorderly persons offense in NJ.
Is it wrong that I’m more concerned with why I keep seeing targeted ads that ask me about the best cure for toenail fungus?
What’s the real danger here?
Warning shot = a waste of perfectly good ammo, especially during these economic times. Supply chain issues not withstanding.
Those mothers are pretty stupid. That guy is also pretty dumb as well. In NYC there are muggings and you really can’t defend yourself no guns no tazers no weapons, the criminals know that so they aren’t scared to swing at an old man or a young women because they can’t do anything about it I live in philAdelphia PA and I sometimes go through very bad neighborhoods I have be beat up by groups of thugs on more than one occasion thank god that won’t ever happen again glock 17 has 18 rounds ready to go at all times and usually have a spare 33round mag or two in my pocket. When criminals see weakness they capitalize NYC is filled with a bunch of people with no knowledge on firearms and they are a weak society. Oh yeah one more thing the NYC giants suuuuuccccccckkkkkkkkll!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah yes, the “Blood in the Streets” argument.
It might not sound so stupid if that very same prediction hadn’t already failed to come true in 49 of the last 49 states that legalize concealed carry.
This still doesn’t shed light on where the “customer” stands.
All those folks who desired to take their hobby to the next
level, and build their own AR……Are they now going to have
to be looking over their shoulders ?
The customers took it on good faith that these companies
knew what they were doing by offering these items for sale.
If the criminals at large determine that these customers are
in the wrong ….I believe we’ll be seeing another Conn.
Thank god that the old woman’s gun wasn’t a waistline tattoo. My eyeballs would turn to fire.