That's really a shame...They are one of the 1911s "supersmiths" from way back...I have no idea how many generations of smiths are in the family now...has to be third generation...They were in a lil' tiny place out in the boonies when I grew up around there...I guess they still are...Those guys work on quite a few different types of weapons as I recall...1911s, revolvers, rugers of ALL kinds, geez...