Superlative Ted Yost / Heirloom Precision full custom Springfield 1911-A1 .45 ACP presented to Roy Huntington in 2010. Serial WW12546 graced the cover of and commanded a nine-page centerspread feature in the May/June, 2011 issue of American Handgunner. Other than stating it has no equal, the extraordinary quality of Ted Yost’s work is impossible to properly describe. Even the smallest details are addressed, best evidenced by a build sheet detailing 42 unique operations. Heck, Ted numbered each of the grip screws for indexing purposes and niter blued the magazine’s base plate. The gold aiming line on the front sight is real gold and the rear of the slide is serrated 50 lines to the inch. If you listen carefully when working the slide, you’ll hear a chorus of angels singing in the background and vividly imagine John Browning nodding a fatherly approval. Every line is dead straight, every curve consistent and smooth. Parts aren’t perfectly blended, they fuse. Yost creations are the result of obsession – the only step beyond perfection. ACCURACY: The included test target (20 yards, Federal 230-grain FMJ) shows the first four rounds cutting one another at POA while the fifth round landed .50-inch to the left. CONDITION: Test fired only. As new. CASE: Yost made the tools (matching wood to the grips, niter blue accents, gold wire) and the French-fitted lining. A maker’s label proudly centers the inside lid. INCLUSIONS: Other than what is described or pictured there are no additional inclusions. PROVENANCE: A personalized letter of provenance written by Roy Huntington is included. ROY HUNTINGTON has written over 2,500 firearm-related articles since his first effort was published in Guns & Ammo during 1982. While his editing career actually began at Police Magazine, industry-wide recognition came after he was named editor of American Handgunner. Roy became the publisher of American Handgunner, Guns and a host of special editions presented by the Firearms Marketing Group in 2004. He remained at the helm of American Handgunner until semi-retirement in 2021. His knowledge of all things gun combined with his famous sense of humor shines brightly through his work.