Alchemy Custom Weaponry was founded by Master Gunsmith Rob Schauland in the early 2000’s as a classic custom 1911 shop that would perform traditional upgrades to other manufacturers’ guns at the request of customers. When Cabot Guns hired Mr. Schauland in 2017, they worked together to design a classic, no-nonsense lineup of handmade, hand-fit, custom firearms that are a bold throwback to Old World craftsmanship and classic styling cues with modern components and reliable performance and ACW was launched as it’s own brand of custom 1911s with the first model, the Prime.