This listing is for a factory new Smith & Wesson “Athena” SW1911 E Series .45ACP 1911 Pistol. This engraved pistol will ship in the factory case with (2) magazines.
“ATHENA, A MEMBER OF THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS AND THE GREEK GODDESS OF WISDOM, WAR AND REASON, WAS KNOWN FOR HER HANDICRAFT. DAUGHTER TO ZEUS, ATHENA WAS REGARDED AS THE PATRON AND PROTECTRESS OF VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS GREECE, PARTICULARLY THE CITY OF ATHENS, FROM WHICH SHE RECEIVED HER NAME.
THE PARTHENON ON THE ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS, WHICH IS SYMBOLIZED BY OWLS, OLIVE TREES AND SNAKES, ALL HAVING CONNOTATION TO HER EXISTENCE, IS DEDICATED TO HER. USING A PROPRIETARY, HIGHLY REFLECTIVE CONVERSION TECHNIQUE ON THE FIREARM, SK CUSTOMS BRINGS OUT MULTI-TONES OF BEAUTIFUL REFLECTIVE COLORS EXPOSED FROM THE STEEL. USING 24K GOLD TO HIGHLIGHT THE ATTRIBUTES OF ATHENA AND AN EMERALD FRONT SIGHT SET THIS LIMITED EDITION APART.”
