Border Special

$4,199.00
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Nighthawk Custom designed the Border Special model in collaboration with Sheriff Jim Wilson, the legendary border patrol officer, and county sheriff in Crockett County. Wilson was responsible for keeping our southern border secure during the cartel era of the ’80s, spending 15 years patrolling the Rio Grande, and the formation of a narcotics unit in Denton County. With over 40 years of carrying a 1911, dating back to the early ‘70s, Wilson formulated many ideas on what a fighting pistol should be. Those ideas have come together in the creation of the Border Special. It was built on a Concealed Carry Cut, Commander-sized frame and slide with the standard chambering in .45 ACP. The frame and mainspring housing have been carry optimized with scallop texturing for minimal slippage. We outfitted the slide with a Heinie Slant Pro rear sight, a Gold Bead front sight, and the slide top is serrated for improved sight acquisition. Whether you’re protecting the border or protecting your home, you can bet your hide this pistol will get the job done.
One Gun, One Gunsmith.
Fully Machined Series (FM)
This product has been proudly manufactured at our factory in Berryville, Arkansas, USA.
FEATURES:
  • Black nitride finish
  • Forged commander size frame and 4.25" barrel
  • Hand fit frame and slide
  • Hand fit match grade .45 ACP barrel
  • Crowned barrel flush with bushing
  • Fluted barrel hood
  • Throated barrel
  • Polished feed ramp
  • Smooth recoil spring plug with thick barrel bushing
  • Contoured carry cut
  • Scalloped front strap and mainspring housing
  • Hand blended magwell
  • Hand blended grip safety
  • Serrated top of the slide
  • Only rear cocking serrations
  • Tuned and polished extractor
  • Hand fit firing pin stop
  • Heinie black Slant Pro rear sight with solid gold bead front sight
  • 40 lines per inch serrated rear of slide to match rear sight
  • Cocobolo double diamond grips with Nighthawk logo
  • Lightweight, short, solid aluminum Nighthawk Custom trigger
  • Hand polished ignition components
  • Custom trigger job set with 3.5 to 3.75 pound trigger
  • Completely dehorned for comfortable carry
  • Hand beveled edges
  • Ultra Hi-Cut Front Strap
  • Includes two 8-round magazines
Frame Size
Commander
Caliber
9 mm / .45 ACP
Light Rail
No Rail
Safety
Single
Height
5.4"
Overall Length
7.85"
Pistol Width
1.40"
Slide Width
0.92"
Grip Thickness
Regular
Weight Empty
34.1 oz
Sight Radius
5.76"
Barrel Length
4.25"
Magazine Capacity
8
Rear Sight
Heinie Black Slant Pro
Front Sight
Gold Bead
Finish
Black Nitride
Firing Pin Size
.38 Super
Firing Pin Material
Stainless Steel

Custom Options & Upgrades

  • Barrel
  • Caliber
  • Engraving
  • Extra Barrel
  • Finishes
  • Frame
  • Front Strap & Main Spring Housing Treatment
  • Grip and Light
  • Guide Rods
  • Safety
  • Sight
  • Slide

Barrel Options

Price Upgrade
+ $300 Bull Barrel, Nighthawk Match, Includes Guide Rod and Plug*
+ $200 Fluted Barrel Upgrade, 9mm only
+ $200 Threaded Barrel Upgrade

Caliber Options

Price Upgrade
NO COST Change Caliber, .45 ACP (Standard)
NO COST Change Caliber, 9mm (No Cost)
+ $100 Change Caliber, .38 Super
+ $100 Change Caliber, 10mm

Engraving Options

Price Upgrade
+ $150 Custom Block Lettering
+ $50 No Roll Marks, Naked Slide

Extra Barrels

Price Upgrade
+ $450 Add Extra barrel, Threaded

Available Finishes

Price Upgrade
NO COST Cerakote finishes (burnt bronze, OD green, flat dark earth, sniper gray, tactical gray, satin mag)
+ $75 Black Out Option. Blacken Trigger, Barrel, Plug, and Bushing
+ $350 Battle-Worn Bronze Custom Finish, for New Pistol Order
+ $150 Smoked Nitride
+ $350 Battle-Worn Steel Custom Finish, for New Pistol Order
+ $350 Custom Silver Patriot Finish, with American Flag, New Pistol Order
+ $350 Shadow Camo Urban Finish, for New Pistol Order
+ $350 Shadow Camo Tan Finish, for New Pistol Order
+ $350 Shadow Camo Green Finish, for New Pistol Order
+ $350 Urban Multi Finish, for New Pistol Order, Black, Gray, OD, Urban Multi Colors
+ $200 Stainless Steel Upgrade, Complete Gun
+ $650 Hard Chrome, Complete Pistol
+ $600 Hard Chrome, Frame
+ $250 Hard Chrome, Slide
+ $425 Polish all slide bevels, serrations, scallops, frame bevels, slide stop bevel, thumb safety bevel, hammer bevel, barrel bushing if uncrowned barrel, inside and flats of magwell, ends of screws, pins, and match catch. Polish ejection port bevels. Cann...
+ $150 Polish Flats of Frame and Slide

Frame Upgrades

Price Upgrade
+ $175 Hand Stipple Underside of Trigger Guard
+ $200 Checker Front of Trigger Guard
+ $175 Checker Underside of Trigger Guard
+ $200 Hand Stipple Front of Trigger Guard

Front Strap & Main Spring Housing Treatment

Price Upgrade
+ $200 Hand Stipple Front Strap of Frame
+ $75 Hand Stipple Mainspring Housing

Grip and Light Upgrades

Price Upgrade
+ $35 Gator Back, Alumagrips, or any synthetic grips, Grips Upgrade

Guide Rod Options

Price Upgrade
+ $50 Everlast Upgrade

Safety Upgrades

Price Upgrade
+ $150 Ambi Safety Upgrade

Sight Upgrades

Price Upgrade
+ $50 Tritium Sight Upgrade
+ $50 Fiber Optic Front Sight Upgrade
+ $350 IOS Sight Upgrade - optic plate and RMR sold separately
+ $150 IOS plate for Trijicon RMR
+ $700 Trijicon RMR (RM06)

Slide Upgrades

Price Upgrade
+ $115 Additional NH Extractor Finished and Tuned to match pistol, Note if checkering or serrations are needed on extractor.
+ $200 Checker Rear of Slide
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