Welcome to Liberty or Death Customs!

Liberty or Death Customs crafts custom, hand-built 1911 pistols with an obsessive eye for detail and a personal touch — working closely with each customer from the first consultation to the final inspection to deliver a truly one-of-a-kind firearm. Every build blends precision-machined components with skilled hand fitting, tailored trigger work, and carefully selected finishes, grips, and sighting options chosen together with the owner. The result is a pistol that performs reliably, feels perfectly suited to its user, and carries the aesthetic and heirloom quality of a bespoke piece. Whether you seek a competition-ready racer, an elegant showpiece, or a carry gun honed to your preferences, our craftsmen make the process collaborative, transparent, and deeply personal.

Already have a pistol and want it to function like a custom rig? Check the section below for a list of services to turn your current 1911 into a custom one-of-a-kind piece.

Custom Built 1911s

Starting at $3495

Hand fit slide to frame fit with low tolerance, for smooth wiggle free cycling
Match grade barrel and bushing hand fit to slide for accurate grouping
Hand checkered front strap for secure fit in the hand
High undercut trigger guard for maximum purchase grip
Hand blended slide, frame, and beavertail for pleasing esthetics
Hand polished fire control components with a 3.5-4.5lb trigger pull for accurate grouping
Hand tuned and fit trigger for a crisp clean break with no creep

Custom, Hand-Built Commander Model

Starting at $3395

Hand fit slide to frame fit with low tolerance, for smooth wiggle free cycling
Match grade barrel and bushing hand fit to slide for accurate grouping
Hand checkered front strap for secure fit in the hand
High undercut trigger guard for maximum purchase grip
Hand blended slide, frame, and beavertail for pleasing esthetics
Hand polished fire control components with a 3.5-4.5lb trigger pull for accurate grouping
Hand tuned and fit trigger for a crisp clean break with no creep

Additional Options

Rear slide Serrations $65
Alternative checkering on front and back strap $65
Laser engraved logos starting at $50
Custom laser engraving/Cerakote ask for quote
HRT cut slide release $75
Custom laser engraved Aluma Grip starting at $200
Anti-glare slide serrations $125
Stainless bead blasted frame and slide $125
Polished Stainless frame or slide $175

1911 Gunsmithing

Accurizing Package

$295 plus parts

Package includes:

Tightening up slide to frame fit
Fitting barrel and bushing
Hand polishing fire control components
Polishing/Adjusting trigger to minimize creep
Polish feed ramp
Changing needed springs
Clean and inspect parts for excessive wear, safety test

Cerakote

Starting at $250

Disassembly/Reassembly
Single Color Entire Gun
Detail Strip and Clean
Custom Patterns/Finishes

Custom Features

Hourly plus parts

Services offered:

Sight installation
Metal work on frame or slide
laser engraving
Safety installation
Magazine release fit and function
Stippling / checkering
Grip fit and installation
Magwell fit and installation
HRT cut slide release and counter sink frame
IF you don't see what you are looking for please ask

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