Nighthawk Custom's Talon, serial NHC00789, is a modern-production premium 1911 in 9mm with a match barrel, a steel frame and a matte finish. Sights are a tritium front with an adjustable rear, and the grips are cocobolo. The supplier reports a bright bore with excellent rifling and excellent condition overall; it comes with a Nighthawk carry bag and five extra magazines.

This is a range and home-defense 1911 for an Illinois shooter who wants a steel gun in 9mm. The tritium front sight works in low light, the adjustable rear lets you zero a specific load, and five spare magazines mean range days are spent shooting rather than loading. Cocobolo grips and the matte finish give it a different look from the usual stainless and polymer pistols, and the condition report, with excellent rifling and excellent overall grade, suggests a gun that was bought carefully and used lightly.

Key features

• 9mm 1911, match barrel, steel frame
• Tritium front sight, adjustable rear
• Cocobolo grips, matte finish
• Bright bore, excellent rifling
• Nighthawk carry bag and five extra magazines

We ship the Talon to your Illinois FFL dealer, where you must be 21 to take a handgun and the dealer completes the transfer after the 72-hour hold.