Interesting R9 on Gunbroker

[Richard S]

There is an interesting R9 currently being offered by a Florida seller on Gunbroker.com.  It's a Deer Park model with "jeweled" slide and magazine with a finger rest added to the magazine.  

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83277325


This is the first "jeweled" R9 I've seen.  I wonder if Ford's did the work.

[Brenden]

It would be interesting to know who did the work..

[andyzx6r]

I saw that one go through auction already.  I just purchased one on Gunbroker and was watching this one as well.  The last auction (if I remember correctly) meet reserve price of 1000.00 and it has now been re-listed.  Wonder how much he wants for it.

[tonyp]

I scored the gun.  It has a jeweled mag.  The gun is engraved on both sides of the slide.  If anyone knows the history of the gun or who engraved it that would be great.  It is R345.  I got the deal of a lifetime on this gun.  I tried to take some pictures but was unable to get a good one.  It looks great next to the wifes factory engraved model 65 Lady Smith.  I am excited to finally have a Rohrbaugh.  http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83277325
This is a decent picture of the gun.  I also need a good holster that will match this beautiful gun.  Any holster ideas would be helpful.  Thanks

[Richard S]

Tonyp:

That's a real beauty! Congratulations on acquiring it. And welcome to the Forum.

With regard to your R9's jeweling, I would guess that the work might have been done by Ford's Cutom Gun Refinishing (http://www.fordsguns.com/ ). Ford's does the jeweling and refinishing of the IMI MR Desert Eagles, and the jeweling on your R9's magazine looks like that on the appointments of my DE .50AE:

As for holsters, we have at least four superb gunleather artists who belong to the Forum and who produce extraordinary holsters for the R9:

R. J. Hedley (Hedley Pocket Holsters at http://www.hedleyholsters.com/ );

Kevin Manley (K&D Holsters at http://www.kdholsters.com/ );

Ron Graham (Graham Custom Gunleather at http://www.grahamholsters.com/ ); and

Matt Del Fatti (Del Fatti Leather at http://www.delfatti.com/ ).

R. J. Hedley is currently not taking new orders while he works on a backlog, but if you watch the classified section of the Forum you may occasionally see one of his holsters being offered there. (If you see a Hedley holster being offered, though, you need to act fast since it will probably be snatched up within an hour or two of being posted. The same applies to a holster by any one of the other three men.)  

The following thread contains a large number of additional links to holster makers:

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=Accessories;action=display;num=1143615747;start=15

Good luck with your new masterpiece. You now own an outstanding example of what I consider to be the finest pocket pistol yet produced. I've been carrying and shooting mine since May 2004. It has shown no vices. Just to show how well the R9 ages, here is mine in a recent shot with its Hedley holster: