Earlier this year, Cody Wilson and his nonprofit organization Defense Distributed created the world’s first 3D-printed semi-automatic firearm, and later, a handgun. Eight months later, another group in Austin has now created what it claims to be the world’s first 3D-printed metal gun.

“We’re proving this is possible; the technology is at a place now where we can manufacture a gun with 3D metal printing,” said Kent Firestone, vice president at Solid Concepts, in a statement on Thursday. “And we’re doing this legally. In fact, as far as we know, we’re the only 3D printing service provider with a Federal Firearms License (FFL). Now, if a qualifying customer needs a unique gun part in five days, we can deliver.”

Specifically, the gun that Solid Concepts has manufactured is the M1911, which was standard issue as a sidearm for the American military between 1911 and 1985.

“It functions beautifully: Our resident gun expert has fired 50 successful rounds and hit a few bull’s eyes at over 30 yards,” the company wrote on its blog on Thursday. “The gun is composed of 30+ 3D printed components with 17-4 Stainless Steel and Inconel 625 materials. We completed it with a Selective Laser Sintered (SLS) 3D printed hand grip, because we’re kind of crazy about 3D printing.”

But the company warned that this isn’t something that most people are going to be able to replicate at home anytime soon.

“I mentioned earlier [that] this isn’t about desktop printers, and it’s not. The industrial printer we used costs more than my college tuition (and I went to a private university), and the engineers who run our machines are top of the line; they are experts who know what they’re doing and understand 3D printing better than anyone in this business,” Solid Concepts added.

Defense Distributed's Wilson, who has since also expanded out to creating DarkWallet, a new platform for anonymous Bitcoin trading, lauds the efforts of his fellow Texans.

“[Direct metal laser sintering] and lower-end concepts will merge,” he told Ars via text message. “Digital manufacture of guns is here. Wither the State.”