Article: Observing Eclipse: Kimber has set the 1911 World on Fire with Its Great Shooting, Good Looking Pistols. The New Eclipse only Fans the Flames Higher.

The first thing that strikes you about the Kimber Eclipse is its appearance. There's no way around it. The flats of the pistol are silver in color and brush/polished in texture. The rounded surfaces -- the underside, the valleys of the slide grooves, the distinctive lettering -- are a charcoal gray that's only a shade or two away from jet black. The result is a light and shadow effect that an artiste might call chiaroscuro. Kimber's laminated double-diamond-checkered grips (sold separately for $55.95) finish the eye candy element with a stunning earth-tone medley of subtle brown and green shades. The overall result is a pistol that just reaches out and grabs you by the ...

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