There are some guns with history based on who built them. Some have a history because of who owned them... then there are some with both. This is one of those guns. My newest acquisition and probably the coolest gun I own: Ken Hackathorn's Personal Novak Custom 1911. The story of this gun spans decades, so please bear with the length of this video. An "onion of cool", as one of my friends put it.

This is a long video, so here are some time markers to help you navigate:
0:00 Introduction
1:48 How I Got This Gun
9:22 Wayne Novak & Novak Custom History
15:23 "The Answer"
19:40 Ken Hackathorn's Personal Novak Custom 1911
29:46 Milt Sparks Holsters
31:34 Closing

If you'd like to see this gun in the hands of Ken on YouTube, check out this video below:
   • The Bren Ten, Luger, Tokarev, Custom ...  

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