1873 single action grips and 1851 Navy grips

[coltsixguns]

Hi guys,

I saw a colt 1851 Navy the other day on the web that had a pair of 2 piece 1920's vintage single action army grips on it and was wondering if the single action grips had been fitted to the Navy or are the grip strap sizes the same?

Going from memory I was thinking the navy grip frame is slightly smaller than the single action grip frame.

I may have to call and ask if the grips fit it really close or if they are oversized......I can't tell from the pictures of it on the web.

What say ye?

[charles isaac]

What say ye?

As far as I know, the SAA grip/stock frame is the same size as the Navy size Colt. On a side note, the large iron trigger guard of the SAA evolved first appeared on the Colt London Navy.