I was given Carte Blanc by a customer to get creative with the slide for his X-5.
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SCHWEEET!! I like the gripper serations, though I think a little closer together and a few more would be a bit more appealing to me. All in all me likie.
Perhaps artistic continuity wise, making the top line and the side serations closer in style would draw the whole look together better, but seperatly they are nice.
Nice - subtle and more minimalist is definitely the way to go. I would've been tempted to go with serrations on just that portion of the slide ahead of the ejection port to evoke the 210, but the full length job reminds me of a lot of classic custom 1911s I've seen.
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I love the top, however, I would be very angry about the sides.
It looks like you photo-shopped the serations, I hope you really didn't do that to this pistol.
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The grooves on the top are pretty conventional, but the gripping ridge treatment is definitely unique. As long as they provide enough purchase for proper manual operation of the slide, I'd say the customer got his/her money's worth. Front ridges don't do anything for me, but they do add to the effect.
FWIW, because "carte" is a feminine noun, it's carte blanche.
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