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My Brother recently bought a new Colt SAA in 45 Colt. When he brought to me to look at I noticed that the color case hardening colors were terrible. He cant see well up close and the Colt was pretty oily. Anyway a trip back for warranty work transformed into a trip for upgrades. First I convinced him to get another cylinder in 45 acp fitted. Then he wanted the blue to look more like a pair of consecutive serial numbered SAA's he has that are royal blued then he decided to have the base "A" grade engraving done and the Royal Blue changed to Charcoal Blue done by Turnbull. The finished pistol does not disappoint. I wish I had better pics. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Q1Geuvr.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/CJ36jbT.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Ey1GZkr.jpg)
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Nice. In my experience Doug does not disappoint.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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That’s about too purdy to shoot.
Congrats.
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That extra cylinder is going to come in very handy. I wish I had one for my Colt SAA. I do have an extra .45 ACP cylinder for my Uberti Cattleman, and it gets used quite a lot. Cheaper and more available than .45 Colt. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/170386.jpg)
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The Colt is really nice.
Can you hear it? I just about can from here. Think it's begging for some ivory.
That would complete it for me. YMMV.
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The Colt is really nice.
Can you hear it? I just about can from here. Think it's begging for some ivory.
That would complete it for me. YMMV. When I was cowboy action shooting, I picked up a pair of engraved 3rd Gen .38 Spec. Pard in Dallas bought them, got a retired Weatherby engraver in Texas to do a Colt pattern. I sent them to Nutmeg Sports for dead ele grips. I had a set of one piece rosewood grips on a 3rd Gen set of 357’s that I had shaped to suit. I sent one of those grips for them to duplicate the shape, which they did. I’m away from my computer. Will post photos when I’m back at home. DF
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The Colt is really nice.
Can you hear it? I just about can from here. Think it's begging for some ivory.
That would complete it for me. YMMV. When I was cowboy action shooting, I picked up a pair of engraved 3rd Gen .38 Spec. Pard in Dallas bought them, got a retired Weatherby engraver in Texas to do a Colt pattern. I sent them to Nutmeg Sports for dead ele grips. I had a set of one piece rosewood grips on a 3rd Gen set of 357’s that I had shaped to suit. I sent one of those grips for them to duplicate the shape, which they did. I’m away from my computer. Will post photos when I’m back at home. DF were you able to do the ivory in one piece? It may be much more difficult to take the pistol down but one piece grips look better to my eye.
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Beautiful Colt SAA. If that were mine I know I wouldn't turn the cylinder on it.
Retired cat herder.
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It may be much more difficult to take the pistol down but one piece grips look better to my eye.
Agreed. I much prefer one piece. Not that difficult to remove, though. Just unscrew the grip frame (three screws). Just make sure you have a perfectly fitting screwdriver.
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The Colt is really nice.
Can you hear it? I just about can from here. Think it's begging for some ivory.
That would complete it for me. YMMV. When I was cowboy action shooting, I picked up a pair of engraved 3rd Gen .38 Spec. Pard in Dallas bought them, got a retired Weatherby engraver in Texas to do a Colt pattern. I sent them to Nutmeg Sports for dead ele grips. I had a set of one piece rosewood grips on a 3rd Gen set of 357’s that I had shaped to suit. I sent one of those grips for them to duplicate the shape, which they did. I’m away from my computer. Will post photos when I’m back at home. DF were you able to do the ivory in one piece? It may be much more difficult to take the pistol down but one piece grips look better to my eye. Yes, one piece. And I don’t take them down very much. DF
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Gen 3 Colt case colors are not as pronounced as Doug's, are more subtle with almost an iridescent look. Nutmeg fitted the one piece ivories and used the deep dish Colt Medallion. Last is the Colt rosewood grips I carved and had Errol Case in MO checker. Those fit my hand, and I wanted these to be similar, sent one along with the Grip frames of the engraved .38's. Nutmeg did a good job repeating the shape. The rosewood ones also have the deep dish medallion. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/gC17hQ9.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/M9b1JHu.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/F1Tn0Mb.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/QE9BmAC.jpg)
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Damn. Must have set you back a little. Really nice.
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