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I am trying to find the value for the Sokolovsky .45 acp (1) proto-type and (1) production model.
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Sokolovsky .45 acp
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Tom Lawson
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Sokolovsky
Are you interested in selling your Sokolovsky's?
Are you interested in selling your Sokolovsky's?
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I had the opportunity to meet the inventor/owner of these guns at a SHOT show years back, nice fellow, seems he may still be around as I read recently on a google search he donated one I think to the Smithsonian, perhap the serial no1 and maybe a second gun also, as in a prototype. Going off memory
None the less, in handling his 45 many years back, QUALITY and tight tolerances came to mind, and smooth well fitted/machined parts.
Truly unique firearm. Seems very few were mfg.
Here:
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...y+automaster+donates&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Sokolovsky's .45
While there have been many .45 ACP caliber semi-automatic pistols created, in both double-action and single-action variations, only one design has ever been been described as the "Rolls Royce of .45 Autos." Californian Paul Sokolovsky intended to create a truly unique handgun - one that would appeal to high-end customers interested in taking up target shooting. The base pistol was intended as the entire package with no add-on custom features like extended safeties or ported barrel. The Sokolovsky was intended to simply shoot very well, and it did.
At an original retail cost of $5,000, the Sokolovsky .45 was not a piece that could have been seen in every gunshop. Since the opening of the National Firearms Museum in mid-1998, visitors have been able to see three Sokolovsky .45s: the two prototypes and a production Automaster model from the intended run of 50 pistols. These three streamlined pistols are part of the museum's permanent "Mother of Invention" exhibit dealing with firearms technology and innovation.
But on June 15, another special .45 joined their ranks. The very first production Automaster, serial no. 1, was donated by creator Paul Sokolovsky. Sokolovsky felt that having the four guns together in the National Firearms Museum collection made the most sense -- "I want people to enjoy seeing these guns," he observed in a recent telephone call to NRA.
The highly polished surfaces and careful handfitted parts of his creations make them easily some of the firearms that bring the most questions from museum visitors. Those accessing the museum's collection database through computer stations can quickly discover the pistols were machined from 17-4 stainless or 440C stainless alloys and that they have no screws or pins. But for many, just being in the presence of a quartet of these pistols is impressive. For a .45 enthusiast -- it's like drawing four aces.
I had the opportunity to meet the inventor/owner of these guns at a SHOT show years back, nice fellow, seems he may still be around as I read recently on a google search he donated one I think to the Smithsonian, perhap the serial no1 and maybe a second gun also, as in a prototype. Going off memory
None the less, in handling his 45 many years back, QUALITY and tight tolerances came to mind, and smooth well fitted/machined parts.
Truly unique firearm. Seems very few were mfg.
Here:
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...y+automaster+donates&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Sokolovsky's .45
While there have been many .45 ACP caliber semi-automatic pistols created, in both double-action and single-action variations, only one design has ever been been described as the "Rolls Royce of .45 Autos." Californian Paul Sokolovsky intended to create a truly unique handgun - one that would appeal to high-end customers interested in taking up target shooting. The base pistol was intended as the entire package with no add-on custom features like extended safeties or ported barrel. The Sokolovsky was intended to simply shoot very well, and it did.
At an original retail cost of $5,000, the Sokolovsky .45 was not a piece that could have been seen in every gunshop. Since the opening of the National Firearms Museum in mid-1998, visitors have been able to see three Sokolovsky .45s: the two prototypes and a production Automaster model from the intended run of 50 pistols. These three streamlined pistols are part of the museum's permanent "Mother of Invention" exhibit dealing with firearms technology and innovation.
But on June 15, another special .45 joined their ranks. The very first production Automaster, serial no. 1, was donated by creator Paul Sokolovsky. Sokolovsky felt that having the four guns together in the National Firearms Museum collection made the most sense -- "I want people to enjoy seeing these guns," he observed in a recent telephone call to NRA.
The highly polished surfaces and careful handfitted parts of his creations make them easily some of the firearms that bring the most questions from museum visitors. Those accessing the museum's collection database through computer stations can quickly discover the pistols were machined from 17-4 stainless or 440C stainless alloys and that they have no screws or pins. But for many, just being in the presence of a quartet of these pistols is impressive. For a .45 enthusiast -- it's like drawing four aces.
Model12Win
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What a buet! I googled and was not disappoint.
Learn something every day!
http://weaponsman.com/?p=15007
Very interesting firearm. After reading the article I was left wondering how you would take it apart.
http://weaponsman.com/?p=15007
Very interesting firearm. After reading the article I was left wondering how you would take it apart.