TTAG Project Gun: Otto Carter Engraved Cabot S-Class 1911

By Robert Farago

And so it’s time for a TTAG project gun. The frame you see above is a naked Cabot Guns S-Class, the start of our journey into extreme customization. No, we’re not doing anything funny with the 1911’s function. John Moses Browning’s meisterwerk needs nothing in the way of light, lasers or other accoutrements. Nor are we building anything other than a .45. The gun above is getting the full Otto Carter. You may remember Mr. Carter as the Texas-born and bred engraver whose Bond Arms derringer blazed new territory with its resurrection of the Aesthetic Movement of the Victorian era. Carter first came across the style . . .

 

while online looking through a Victorian ephemera website for inspiration. The Master Engraver came across articles on the British “Aesthetic Movement.” Here’s Otto’s take on its history:

During the 1850’s, International Exhibitions of manufactured goods from all over the world displayed an eclectic array of styles influenced by the different cultures. Motifs ranged from Maori tattoos to Assyrian architecture. These exhibitions revealed a lack of creativity on the part of British manufactured goods.

Design reformers of the era sought to add some spice to their conservative goods …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns