Hi, My name is Scott Horn, I am not a gunsmith, but I do tinker a little and do minor work on 1911's and AR's. I am looking for a custom slide for my pre-70 series colt 1911… (made in 1968) I don’t want to mill the original slide….i want to keep that original. So I have a few questions, and I am sending a picture of what I am looking for. I am looking for a Flat top with the milling in the picture I sent with a lowered ejection port, and maybe go with scallops on the sides of the slide instead of the straight line milling. The slide doesn’t need to be stainless, as I am going to Cerakote it., and I would want a guide rod for the slide spring, can this be done ….. Also I would want the sight keyways milled for Novak type sights (and a keyway mill for the front sight). What is the turnaround time on a completed slide once the order is complete? And what are we looking at for price. I can find anyone to help me with this? The second picture (cocking grooves) is something I like, and was wondering if that could be done instead of straight line milling….can anyone hook me up with a smith for this? well...I cant post a picture, I can only do a URL so this might not be as helpful as I though, lol....so if any smith wants a job, I can provide my email address, and if you email me I can send you the pictures... airborneknives@gmail.com