Here is everything I have done so far, I have 11 models to go for this job ;D
I started with the highpoly:
![1911beauty.jpg](http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/36/1911beauty.jpg)
![1911beauty2.jpg](http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2973/1911beauty2.jpg)
Moved onto the Lowpoly:
Tris:2292
Polys:1165
![1911lowpoly.jpg](http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/343/1911lowpoly.jpg)
Did the UV map and baked it out and Textured in 2 different variants:
Green Handle:
![wip70.jpg](http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8857/wip70.jpg)
And
Pearl Handles:
![wip6.jpg](http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/4683/wip6.jpg)
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actually the pearl one doesn't clash AS much!
Along with the bake, errors on edges creating bad seams, not enough resolution/skewed uvs causing moire effect on the indents of the grip).
There is lots of room for improvement here, both fixing your bake/uvs and the texture.