It's my first handgun, S&W 1911PD and I need a name for it. I don't have any ideas yet and I'm not sure if it's a guy, gal, or unisex.
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I usually try to give a gun a name based on the brand name, features, or something that relates to it some how. Seeing how it is a 1911 Variant, A Smith and Wesson, and "John Smith" might qualify as one of the the most common names in America I must humbly offer up "John Smith".
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For me, all mechanical things have female names. I mean, you put a lot of time and money into it, but you get a great reward She looks like a Stephanie to me
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I generally don't name my guns/vehicles/guitars/etc., but having said that, I do call my S&W Model 29 "Big Poppa." My son named his PT1911 "Loki."
For a 1911? How about "Johnny" (in honor of JMB)? I like joe817's "Earl." Or, howzabout "Chesty?" (But be careful, he may make you drop and give him 50 for the Corps.) A simple, honest, gun needs a simple, honest name... ...if we're going to name them at all... ....but I tend to think of pistols in the masculine, and rifles in the feminine. "R. Lee" just occurred to me.
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