Did I land the most beautiful semi-auto pistol ever? - Page 2

**Mike Irwin** · August 3, 2022, 06:06 AM

Not by a long shot.

bac1023 · August 3, 2022, 02:38 PM

When it comes to S&W autos, nothing looks better than the 952, in my opinion. Besides that, it has the performance to match...

rickyrick · August 4, 2022, 05:53 PM

Nice looking, but most beautiful is an individual thing.
I prefer the looks of berettas above them all.
I can’t even say any pistol is the most pleasing to look at, but some are definitely ugly.

Forte S+W · August 7, 2022, 09:12 AM

Personally, I think the most beautiful semiautomatic pistol ever is the Walther PPK, specifically the French Manurhin models.

That being said, as long as we're showing off Smith & Wesson Semi Autos, the first of which being a PPK/S...

Armybrat · August 7, 2022, 11:05 AM

Mike Irwin,
My Dad literally took one of those Nambus off a dead Japanese officer after the Battle of Attu Island in 1943. My brother now owns it along with the original holster.

dajowi · August 9, 2022, 12:59 PM

The Glock fans would say "NO!"

**Mike Irwin** · August 9, 2022, 04:03 PM

I don't know whether I'd call it beautiful or not, but it's approaching that for me...

The Browning High Power is my pick.

Skans · August 10, 2022, 09:18 AM

I think it is a beautiful example of an earlier 39. I doubt anyone would find one an example much nicer!!

Sarge · August 10, 2022, 04:34 PM

That 39-2 is definitely in the Top 5, Bushmaster. I also like the original CZ-75 and Beretta 92, all with smooth round trigger guards.

JustJake · August 12, 2022, 07:27 PM

Nice score, OP!

Ignore the haters of S&W semi-auto esthetics.

Old School is still cool.

bac1023 · August 13, 2022, 05:54 PM

CZ Custom's A01-LD always looked great to me...

...as does the Phoenix Redback

Scorpion8 · August 15, 2022, 04:59 PM

Very nice, but too each their own. Classic Browning HiPower, Beretta 84, ... there are so many.

bac1023 · August 15, 2022, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Very nice, but too each their own. Classic Browning HiPower, Beretta 84, ... there are so many.

Yeah, I've got quite a few BHP's and have had a couple Beretta Cheetahs in the past. I think both are lousy shooters.

The BHP is fragile and has a terrible trigger. The 84 is a straight blowback, 'nuff said.

Smaug · August 19, 2022, 02:27 PM

It's a beauty for sure. Are you gonna shoot it or take out the firing pin and display it?

Aqualife · August 19, 2022, 09:01 PM

Yes, yes you did.

tazbigdog · August 20, 2022, 08:34 PM

Here’s mine!
https://ibb.co/Bw99j7w

shafter · September 3, 2022, 07:53 AM

Nice but no 1911

dgludwig · September 16, 2022, 07:38 PM

39s and 52s are nice but my candidate for being the most beautiful is the Smith Model 945. Part 3rd Generation and part 1911: the best of both!

Ignition Override · September 17, 2022, 12:28 AM

Bushmaster1313: Yes you did.

What is the name of your young platinum blonde friend ?

Here is one of my platinum favorites shooting some very short HK submachine guns.

The name is Sofilein (Youtube also "Sofi Tanks").

ChimpMunk20 · September 17, 2022, 04:52 PM

The nickel finish is very pretty nit so much when it age or have been through some use.
It is beautiful though

JustJake · September 18, 2022, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Nice but no 1911.

So not jammomatic junk.

Yes, that is nice.

Onward Allusion · September 18, 2022, 07:29 PM

It's all subjective but IMO that one is in the top 10 as far as I'm concerned.

44caliberkid · September 18, 2022, 08:57 PM

Those Performance Center 952’s are gorgeous. The CZ’s are cool too, in a Star Wars kind of way.

chaim · September 20, 2022, 08:03 AM

The S&W 39, especially in nickel, is probably my favorite S&W pistol. Others that are in the running for "best looking" pistols would be: Beretta 84 (especially in nickel), Walther PPK, Browning/FN Hi Power, 1911, and in a more modern design, CZ 75B if you find a blued version. Add in revolvers though, and the list either gets a lot longer, or a bunch of those get knocked off the list altogether.

Eddiejoe · September 20, 2022, 10:00 AM

The Mauser HSc hS a nice Art Deco look to it, but the last time I tried to buy one, the slide wouldn't open.
SAR USA has a beautiful CZ clone in stainless.

It will be mine. Oh yesssssss........

August 3, 2022, 06:06 AM	#26
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,212	Not by a long shot. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

August 4, 2022, 05:53 PM	#28
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 7,953	Nice looking, but most beautiful is an individual thing. I prefer the looks of berettas above them all. I can’t even say any pistol is the most pleasing to look at, but some are definitely ugly. __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!

August 9, 2022, 04:03 PM	#32
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,212	I don't know whether I'd call it beautiful or not, but it's approaching that for me... The Browning High Power is my pick. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

August 10, 2022, 04:34 PM	#34
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: MO Posts: 5,410	That 39-2 is definitely in the Top 5, Bushmaster. I also like the original CZ-75 and Beretta 92, all with smooth round trigger guards. __________________ People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.

August 12, 2022, 07:27 PM	#35
JustJake Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2020 Posts: 443	Nice score, OP! Ignore the haters of S&W semi-auto esthetics. Old School is still cool. __________________ I use the Jake Brake every chance I get. Don't care if it annoys you. Hear me now?!

August 3, 2022, 02:38 PM	#27
bac1023 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 996	When it comes to S&W autos, nothing looks better than the 952, in my opinion. Besides that, it has the performance to match...

August 7, 2022, 11:05 AM	#30
Armybrat Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2009 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 924	Mike Irwin, My Dad literally took one of those Nambus off a dead Japanese officer after the Battle of Attu Island in 1943. My brother now owns it along with the original holster.

August 9, 2022, 12:59 PM	#31
dajowi Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Posts: 1,196	The Glock fans would say "NO!"

August 10, 2022, 09:18 AM	#33
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,075	I think it is a beautiful example of an earlier 39. I doubt anyone would find one an example much nicer!!

August 13, 2022, 05:54 PM	#36
bac1023 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 996	CZ Custom's A01-LD always looked great to me... ...as does the Phoenix Redback

August 15, 2022, 04:59 PM	#37
Scorpion8 Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Location: SouthEast AK Posts: 94	Very nice, but too each their own. Classic Browning HiPower, Beretta 84, ... there are so many. __________________ Retired USN Pain heals..... chicks dig scars......Glory, lasts forever!

August 19, 2022, 02:27 PM	#39
Smaug Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2004 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 3,210	It's a beauty for sure. Are you gonna shoot it or take out the firing pin and display it? __________________ -Jeremy "Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer

August 19, 2022, 09:01 PM	#40
Aqualife Member Join Date: June 2, 2018 Posts: 29	Yes, yes you did.

August 20, 2022, 08:34 PM	#41
tazbigdog Member Join Date: March 7, 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 54	Here’s mine! https://ibb.co/Bw99j7w __________________ "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience." Julius Caesar Last edited by tazbigdog; August 20, 2022 at 08:47 PM. Reason: Picture hosting

September 3, 2022, 07:53 AM	#42
shafter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2009 Posts: 1,613	Nice but no 1911

September 16, 2022, 07:38 PM	#43
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,485	39s and 52s are nice but my candidate for being the most beautiful is the Smith Model 945. Part 3rd Generation and part 1911: the best of both! __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

September 17, 2022, 12:28 AM	#44
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,828	Bushmaster1313: Yes you did. What is the name of your young platinum blonde friend ? Here is one of my platinum favorites shooting some very short HK submachine guns.The name is Sofilein (Youtube also "Sofi Tanks"). Last edited by Ignition Override; September 17, 2022 at 12:34 AM.

September 17, 2022, 04:52 PM	#45
ChimpMunk20 Member Join Date: April 16, 2020 Location: GA Posts: 70	The nickel finish is very pretty nit so much when it age or have been through some use. It is beautiful though

September 18, 2022, 07:29 PM	#47
Onward Allusion Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2009 Location: Back in a Non-Free State Posts: 3,132	It's all subjective but IMO that one is in the top 10 as far as I'm concerned. __________________ Simple as ABC . . . Always Be Carrying

September 18, 2022, 08:57 PM	#48
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 831	Those Performance Center 952’s are gorgeous. The CZ’s are cool too, in a Star Wars kind of way.

September 20, 2022, 08:03 AM	#49
chaim Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,092	The S&W 39, especially in nickel, is probably my favorite S&W pistol. Others that are in the running for "best looking" pistols would be: Beretta 84 (especially in nickel), Walther PPK, Browning/FN Hi Power, 1911, and in a more modern design, CZ 75B if you find a blued version. Add in revolvers though, and the list either gets a lot longer, or a bunch of those get knocked off the list altogether.

September 20, 2022, 10:00 AM	#50
Eddiejoe Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2018 Posts: 199	The Mauser HSc hS a nice Art Deco look to it, but the last time I tried to buy one, the slide wouldn't open. SAR USA has a beautiful CZ clone in stainless. It will be mine. Oh yesssssss........

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