Weapon-shaped liquor bottles popular with collectors(1)

Taking shots of tequila has taken on new meaning.

Elaborate glass tequila bottles in red, blue and white -- shaped like pistols, AK-47s, rifles, machetes and bullets -- have been surfacing in the Rio Grande Valley in the past year or so.

The bottles -- in sharp contrast to the clean lines and curves and the rich colors of more traditional tequila bottles -- have been around for years in Mexico, where they are made.

David Hernandez, founder of the Holiday Wine & Liquor stores in the Rio Grande Valley, said the weapon-shaped bottles appeal primarily to collectors.

"There are a lot of gun aficionados here, and the bottles are basically a collector's item," Hernandez said.

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