Well here is my Father's Day gift. A Springfield Armory 1911-A1 Stainless. It came from the local funshop with a pricetag lower than the work done on it. I didn't want to pass it up and my wife gave me the green light. Thankfully she's becoming as big of an enthusiast as I am.
Check out the Novak sights and the grips with the swells. Damn they feel nice.
These are what we took to my folks place to play with today. Oh what fun.