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Originally Posted by sheepherder
Form following function. There is too much emphasis put on 'style' than on function. The Wolverine .22 auto is just such an example. It was 'styled' futuristically, and ended up appealing to nobody.
Pistols like the Mauser C96, Borchardt, Browning High Power, Beretta 1934, even the Luger follow function. No one has tried to pretty them up. They succeeded on their own merits.
The Roth-Steyr is ugly. But it is true to its design.  |
Honestly I don't even find Glocks ugly. Sure they don't have the sleekest lines like some Italian designs, but they do have their lego-like charm.
There are no ugly guns, just ugly rails.