Here we go...Lots to see this year! Sorry some of the image quality is not great, but you gotta work with the conditions.
Rohrbaugh R45 PrototypeI saw this last year, but this year it is official! This is a prototype - the top end is not quite what they want (with the Rohrbaugh signature profile), but it is close.
This is an aluminum frame pistol that takes standard 1911Officers magazines--so 7 shot capacity. DAO. With a standard slide stop and standard mag release! Availability date is not set, but expect it still to be a while.
Rohrbaugh R-9 "Coyote" - not the final nameThis is an R-9 with brown Cerakote finish on the slide and frame. Everything else is black. Special VZ G-10 grips. The gun will retail for $1,795. There will be an option for "The eights" sights which will have a small white dot at the bottom of the rear sight that lines up vertically with a dot on the front sight blade. Color is very nice in person. The VZ grips can be had checkered or smooth. Base gun is $1,795 retail.
There is a prototype of a new slide with dovetailed Novak sights. This involves a new slide design with more material at the top for dovetailing. No projected availability yet. There will be options like the gold bead front sight shown, and night sights. There is no easy way to retrofit this entirely new slide to an existing gun.
2005 Handgun of the Year Tribute EditionSilver R-9 with bead blasted finish. New "blue carbon fiber" grips from VZ grips. Very nice grips. Nicer, frankly, than the originals. $1,395. Grips will be available separately for purchase. Price TBA soon.
Rohrbaugh Custom Shop
Maybe the best news for some of you. Rohrbaugh is going to start offering custom "one off" R-9s to your specs. A couple examples are shown below. More details on these two later--both are for sale.
Gotta get back to the show. Feel free to discuss amongst yourselves! More info and such later.
Duane