Cabot Announces and Sells Out – The Voltage

“Limited Edition” can be a term loosely thrown around in the firearms world these days, but one company takes the concept pretty seriously, Cabot Guns. The company’s recent High Voltage 1911 is a series of only two guns. That’s it. Serial Numbers VOLTAGE45-1 and VOLTAGE45-2, and as of writing this, they are both sold. Let’s face it, most of us will never own a Cabot, and it’s not like we had the money burning a hole in our pockets on this one and now feel the way we do when we get outbid on Gunbroker. But we can still look and appreciate.

Personally, I am not much of a collector of anything and shouldn’t have nice things at all. I rattle can guns and have never owned anything that sat in a glass case. If I could afford a Cabot, even one out of a series of two, I’d holster it and shoot it like the heathen I am, which is why it is a good thing these two 1911s likely found much more appropriate homes.

The Cabot High Voltage Pistols are said to pay tribute to visionaries like Franklin, Faraday, Volta, Einstein, and Tesla, who delved into the mysteries of high-voltage power, “wrestled it from the heavens, tamed and contained it, and ultimately recreated it, delivering this awe-inspiring force into the small boxes that power our world.”

The elite Cabot High Voltage pistols began life as government-length 1911s built with refined detail and chambered in .45 ACP. Slides are forged of Damascus steel by Master Blacksmith Robert Eggerling, deep etched, and finished in copper PVD along with the small parts, while the frame, in contrast, is built from heavy-duty stainless steel and finished in graphite PVD with a Damascus steel trigger.

“The one-of-a-kind lightning pattern of the Damascus steel emulates a high-intensity electrical discharge from a copper conductor represented by the solid copper grip panels. The copper grips are artfully hand hammered to an old-world textured finish. A copper wire tops the front sight as your focal point and a monument to the lives of the people who have tamed the beast of High Voltage power with copper and determination.”

As nice as this 1911 looks, one of the coolest things I have seen in a while is its presentation. Cabot really went all out to drive the theme home on this one as High Voltage pistols are cased in authentic re-finished High Voltage electrical disconnect boxes, embracing the rugged sensibilities of vintage industrial design. Release the padlocks and ease the switch to the ON position to open the lid and reveal the elegant contrast of a refined, luxury interior.

The High Voltage pistol and custom magazines are secured in the case using magnets, allowing the box to be mounted horizontally or vertically on a wall like an authentic, if not dramatic industrial presence. These signature Cabot Guns cases were built exclusively alongside the High Voltage pistols.