New 2013 Front Straps and slide stops. Current slide stops are investment casted but going forward, Ed Brown will be using forged steel slide stops, which will be also available for calibers other than .45.
Ed Brown Custom with forged steel slide stop
Skip-line Checkering font strap – design unique to Ed Brown 2013. Everyone else will copy it in 2014.
Chain Link 2 front strap for the Special Forces model is much more aggressive than the original Chain Link, which was almost smooth.