The Vintage Classic

Carried for over 100 years by the brave few on battlefields worldwide, worn at the side of countless law enforcement professionals and gracing the bed stands of innumerable citizens, the 1911 has come to symbolize the might of freedom’s march and its resilience against the tests of time.  It has evolved, been remade and reimagined by countless manufacturers and is an ever-present testament to the superiority of design.  Companies putting their “spin” on the timeless design pitch products touting “old meets new” as their exemplar and invent new words and phrases in attempts to set theirs apart from a vast field of competitor’s wares.  Words and phrases.  These are often all that is truly different between the excess of 1911 models offered in today’s market.  Not true of the Cabot Guns family of pistols; their pedigree is that of the primeval 1911 envisioned by visionary John Moses Browning.  In the case of Cabot’s Vintage Classic 1911, old hasn’t met new – new has instead stepped into a time machine, bringing modern technology and methodology to the most classic of designs.

Cabot always begins with solid blocks of steel.  The frame and slide of the Vintage Classic are constructed of 416 Stainless Billet which is hailed for its superior properties. Cabot’s computer-controlled precision machining and build processes are invigilated by artisan craftsmen who ensure that each individual part is better-than-perfect in dimension and consistency.  A proprietary hardening process coupled with an innovative thermal chemical treatment of the steel creates a durable yet worn finish that evokes the appearance of a well carried and much relied on sidearm.  It is uniform in toughness, yet with a unique and varied patterning of perceived distressing on the highs and deepening of the lows.  The pistol appears to glow from within, as if still warm from being carried at your side the whole day through.