Best looking / ugly pistols

Q

Quantum Singularity

New member
Functioning aside, how would you rank SEMI-AUTO pistols from a purely cosmetic perspective? Here are my choices.......

Best looking:

1. P08 Luger
2. Walther P38
3. Beretta 92/96 Series
4. Kimber 1911s
5. Springfield 1911s
6. Sig Sauer P Series


Ugliest

1. Glock (the ugliest of the ugly)
2. HK
3. Ruger P Series
4. CZ 75/100
5. S&W 3rd Gen
 
P

Pilot

New member
Best Looking:

Colt Woodsman Match Target
P-08 Luger
Colt Python
1911A1
C-96 Mauser Broomhandle
E.G. Makarov
Astra Constable (just kidding)


Worst Looking:

Glock
Lorcin
Kel-Tec
Steyr
Tokarov
Sig P-7
 
C

CITADELGRAD87

New member
P08 Parabellum (correct? designation for "Luger") is a thing of beauty.

PPKs are nice looking.

I love the looks of AUTOMAGS.

Those Freedom Arms big SA stainless revolvers are nice looking.

AMT backups are pretty ugly, that COP thing looked like a crappy toy. Ravens, Lorcins, etc are hideous.

No offense meant, this is purely aesthetics from the eye of this beholder.
 
M

Martowski

New member
Hmmm... this is a tough one. I'll give it a shot:

Best Looking:

1. P-08 Luger
2. Browning Hi-Power
3. M1911
4. CZ-75
5. Broomhandle Mauser (okay, it's ugly, but I think it has character)

Hit By The Ugly Stick:

1. Japanese Nambu
2. Astras (sorry, can't think of the model numbers, but the older ones are the ones I'm thinking of).
3. Finnish/Swedish Lahti (I don't care what anyone says; it does not have the same lines as the Luger).
4. HK USP (I can't get over the "chunky" look)
5. CZ-52
 
A

Ala Dan

Member in memoriam
'um. Let's see:

Best Looking:

1) Sig-Sauer "P" series
2) Browning Hi-Power
3) Colt Gold Cup
4) Walther PPK
5) Ruger MK-II's


Ugliest:

1) Glock's
2) H&K USP's
3) Ruger (center fire autoloader's)
4) S&W Sigma's
5) Ravens, F.I.E. Titans, Bryco's, Jennings, etc.


Honorable Mention: With all due respect, the newly arrived
offering's from Talon Industries, Inc. of Ennis Montana
in .380 and 9m/m, have to be included in "the best looking"
category.

***Edited by Ala Dan on 01-23-01 at 2120hrs: My personal favorite, all-time best looking pistol would be the Smith & Wesson Model 39-2!!!:D:)

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member



[Edited by Ala Dan on 01-23-2001 at 10:22 PM]
 
H

hollow point

New member
Best looking is going to be a tie between any Colt 1911 that is blued with wood furniture and a S&W 686, 6" barrel with wood grips. Two classics in my books and the epitome of American firearms. [Honorable mention goes to the 1908 Luger, but with the toggle action, it becomes more of a oddity to me than a beauty.]

Worst looking is the Hi-Point firarm lineup (who designed those things?!?). [Dis-honorable mention goes to the Desert Eagle with that 10" barrel. Reminds me of a dogs pecker! ]


-JHP
 
R

Russell92

New member
Best looking (not exactly in any order):

Beretta 92FS
Glock 19!!!!!!
Wilson Combat 1911s
other 1911s
Sig P series

Worst looking:

Rugers
S&W 3rd generation and Sigmas
all cheapo pistols
Sig/Mauser M2
SigPro
Styers
 
S

StephenT

New member
Best looking?
1- S&W 29 with 5" barrel.
2- Beretta 92
3- Luger P-08
4- Sig P220
5- Walter PPK (or clones)
6- Hungarian SA-85M, one nice AK-47 clone!

The worst looking?
1- Steyr
2- Ruger semiautos (less so with the P97)
3- Cz-52
4- Tokarov
5- Those kitschy Taurus revolvers with the wood grips, blued finish and various gold-colored parts.
 
R

RickB

New member
Best:
Hi-Power
1911
Woodsman
PPK

Worst:
Type 94
Wolff Sport Pistol
Victor MC5
Hungarian "DA Hi-Power"
 
S

Swamp Yankee

New member
Votes for best looking in no particular order:
Beretta 92/96
Colt Python/Diamondback
Colt SAA
Sig P229 Sport

Ugliest by far:
S&W Sigma SW 380
Firstrunner Up
S&W Sigma SW9/40E

Take Care
 
D

Dr.Rob

Staff Alumnus
Ugly:

Ruger P series (yes they work and are tough, but UGLY)
Nambu and Taisho pistols (what were they thinking)
Tokagypt 9mm knock offs.. ugly AND non ergonomic
Hi Points.. proof that stamped steel bricks sorta look like guns
HR Revolvers yuck..

Pretty:

1911 Colt glossy blue
Luger
Ruger Mk 1 Target
Mauser C-96
Colt Peacemaker
 
P

PLASTIC SIG

New member
Best looking:

Sig 229 Stainless sport
Beretta 92 Stainless
Sigpro
S&W 659
S&W 4006
Kel-tec P11


Worst looking:

Glock
styer
ruger 22/45
ruger MKII
 
B

BobCA

New member
"autos-only"
Best:
1)P-08 Luger
2)Browning Hi-Power
3)1911-A1
4)Beretta 92/96
5)SIG Sauer P-series

Worst:
1)Sigmas:Barf:
2)Glocks
3)S&W 3rd Gen
4)Kel-Teks
5)Desert Eagle

Overall "Top Best" - S&W 29 & Colt Python :D

Overall "Worst of Worst" - Ravens, Jennings, Lorcin, etc. And "whatever the crapolla with the pink/color grips".
 
M

Mike Irwin

Staff
Best looking:

Remington Model 51
Mauser HsC
Radom Vis 35
Browning Hi Power
Colt/FN .32/.380 ACP




Worst looking:

Mauser C96
Webley & Scott .455 Military Model
Glock of any variety
S&W Model of 1913
S&W Model 61 Pocket Escort
 
P

Pilate

New member
Pretty:
Sig P230/232 Stainless
Seecamp
Sig 229 Sport and otherwise
High end 1911's
HK P7M8
CZ75 mostly when shiny

Ugly:
Hi-Point
Large frame Glocks
Vektor Sci-Fi Phaser
Tec-9
Most Smith autos
Kel-Tecs
 
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