'Holy grail' of guns made: Company sells $4.5M pistols made from 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite

A high-end weapons company in the U.S. has produced what are the world's most expensive handguns, at $2.25 million each. (© Cabot Guns / SWNS)

Talk about out of this world.

Cabot Guns, a high-end weapons company, is selling the most expensive guns ever made, a pair of handguns made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite, SWNS reports. The pair is priced at $4.5 million.

Known as the "Big Bang Pistol Set," the guns were forged from metals found in the Gibeon meteorite, which fell in Namibia and is named for the nearest town after it was discovered in 1836 by English captain J. E. Alexander.

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Rob Bianchin, founder and president of Indiana-based Cabot Guns, said the guns have received plenty of attention for how they were made.

A high-end weapons company in the USA has produced what are the world’s most expensive handguns at $2.25 MILLION EACH. See National News story NNGUNS; The 'Big Bang Pistol Set' consists of two handguns forged from the Gibeon meteorite, thought to be 4.5 billion years old. Their creator claims the luxury pistols are the first functional objects made from the meteor, which was discovered in Namibia, southwest Africa, in the 1830s. At a combined cost of $4.5 million, the pistols are said to be of interest to a 'hedge fund billionaire, tech-mogul, industrialist or Royal' when they go to auction at an unspecified date. (© Cabot Guns / SWNS)

"I have been told by many collectors and experts that The Big Bang Pistol set are the 'holy grail' of collectable firearms," Bianchin said in comments obtained by SWNS. "These will be the crown jewel of any collection — they will appeal to both firearm collectors as well as those fascinated with space and engineering."

Bianchin noted that, "Gibeon meteorite [metals] exhibit the most desirable crystalline pattern and are the most desired of all iron meteorites."

Other items have been made from the Gibeon meteorite, including rings, bracelets and earrings.

The M1911 military-style pistols, similar to weapons used in WWI and WWII, are coated with a tanned-metallic rock and have the "Widmanstätten" on it. They are said to be attracting interest from far and wide, including a "hedge fund billionaire, a tech mogul, an industrialist and a royal."

"Man has been crafting weapons since the dawn of time, it predates speech," Bianchin said. "I don't believe anything more outrageous or complex in a pistol can trump this."