A lot of posters love the look of the gun. Its something different to what's around at the moment, has an air of mystique as with most things discontinued, or scarce but we tested 2 of these exhaustively and I spent many hours machining guide rods etc....

My appraisal is the real deal.
Intermittent sealing of gasket and similar with lock up but barrel too short IMO.
Guide rod a disaster area if badly moulded..
Found a nicely tuned Tempest more reliable and of enduring quality......HW45 superior in every way bar awful looks.