The virtues of the Government Model .45 have been endlessly chronicled. But as much as we all love the big gun, it remains just that-a big gun. For all but a handful of pistoleros, full-size 1911s are plainly too large to carry concealed all day, every day. For that reason, dozens of manufacturers have applied […]
Damascus Knight .45
Master pistolsmith Terry Tussey presents a sub-Officer’s 1911 with seven rounds of payload in a super compact package. Bridging a chasm some 2,000 years wide, master pistolsmith Terry Tussey has melded one of the oldest metallurgical processes for making weapons with completely state-of-the-art modern manufacturing methods to create a subminiature .45 that is as distinctive […]
Ultra Thin Grips from Tussey Custom
Long known for custom handguns, not many people know that Tussey Custom also specializes in a few high quality, custom bits and pieces for 1911 pistols. We’ve all found that many “add-ons” for 1911 pistols exist simply because they can exist, not always because there is a real world need for them. One thing that […]
He Hath Crafted A Weapon of Knightly Prowess
Terry Tussey at the helm of Tussey Custom, is well known to GUNS readers. His classical styled yet modern and supremely functional pistols have built his reputation. Tussey guns work, and are nice to look at, to boot. His custom pistols for actor Steven Seagal are well handled in Seagal’s movies and are a testimony […]
Meet The Gunsmith: Terry Tussey
For this talented pistolsmith, second-rate work is not an option. Actor Steven Seagal knows how to fight. His personal background in martial arts is obvious when you watch his action movies. When it came time to choose a custom pistolsmith to craft the guns for his movies, Segal choose Terry Tussey. Seagal knows guns, too. […]