That's good stuff. I very much agree. I use my 1911's as tools, but I also have a few more than I need and some are purely for my pleasure. Some are more interesting than others, but I can't say that any of them are "conversation pieces".
I'd like to see one of the double barrel guns and I imagine shooting one would be interesting. Still, it is absolutely a conversation piece and not where I would personally put my money and they are $5-8k.